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Ecclesiastical differences between the Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church
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The encyclical was solemnly addressed to "All the Bishops Everywhere, Beloved in the
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Theological differences between the Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church
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Letter to all Eastern Orthodox Christians from four Eastern patriarchs in 1848
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Spiritual independence recognized by Georgian Orthodox Church:
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Autocephalous Churches who are officially part of the communion:
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In the course of all this, it notably makes reference to the
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Autocephaly recognized by some autocephalous Churches
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