I assumed "Eastern Catholics" had the same theology as Latin Catholics, since both form part of the same Roman Catholic Church (and have the same Pope). The liturgies are of course different, but surely the theology must be the same?
But if the above presentation is true (and the presenter does reference Eastern Catholic books), the Uniates actually have theologies distinct from those of "real" Catholicism?!
The Greek Catholics (ex-Eastern Orthodox) have kept saints once condemned by the Catholic Church, aspects of Palamite theology, and de facto even repudiate the filioque. The ex-Nestorians in India venerate Nestorius and other Nestorians as saints.
But if so, Latin Catholic theology is bunk, since they condemn doctrinal propositions held to by other parts of the Catholic Church. It´s all about politics and power, apparently. Is there anything in religion that isn´t based on a bunch of lies??? Or Jesuit intrigues. Asking for a friend named Yeshua bar Yosef...
Which doesn´t mean that the Orthodox are necessarily better. The video narrator speaks with great admiration of some Orthodox saint who refused to visit the same bath house as a "heretic"! OK, dude, count me out.
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