The Teaching of the Russian Church: Being Notes on Points on Which It Differs from the English Church
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THE TEACHING OF THE RUSSIAN CHURCH
THE Russian Church is, as is well known, a branch — by far the largest and most important branch — of the Orthodox Eastern Church, the Holy Synod, which is its governing body, having the authority of a Patriarch, and the Church being an independent Patriarchate on the same footing as the older Patriarchates of Constantinople, Antioch, Alexandria, and Jerusalem.
The Eastern Church professes to be the only true Church, both Catholic and Orthodox, and in its general position is strongly anti-Roman in the sense of protesting with great vigour against the uncatholic and un-historical claims of the Pope.
Speaking broadly, it bases its claims to be the Catholic and Orthodox Church on the acceptance of: — (1.) Holy Scripture.
(2.) The Niceno-Constantinopolitan Creed. (3.) The Seven General Councils. (4.) The Seven Sacraments.
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