The Narthex
The Pope on Easter
Claims that a common Easter would foster ecumenism are exaggerated
By John M. Grondelski | January 29th 2025 12:46 PMRecently Pope Francis repeated an idea he has been floating for some time: setting a common date for Easter. Catholics and Eastern Orthodox mark Easter on different dates because the Orthodox use a different calendar (the Julian, which is 13 days out-of-sync from the sun) and formula to fix Easter.…
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