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Re: Eastern Rites
« Reply #95 on: March 24, 2019, 09:43:12 PM »
There was a docuмent "ad totam ecclesiam" issued in 1967 by the Secretariat for Promoting Christian Unity that is probably relevant.

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47. A Catholic who occasionally, for reasons set out below (cf n. 50), attends the holy liturgy (Mass) on a Sunday or Holiday of obligation in an Orthodox Church is not then bound to assist at Mass in a Catholic Church.
https://books.google.com/books?id=hQJzBgAAQBAJ&pg=PT811&lpg=PT811#v=onepage&q&f=false

In my Ukrainian church this was considered scandalous.

This docuмent was revised in 1993 and this part was omitted.

Re: Eastern Rites
« Reply #96 on: March 24, 2019, 10:14:33 PM »
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Re: Eastern Rites
« Reply #97 on: April 09, 2019, 03:42:56 PM »
found this still looking

Re: Eastern Rites
« Reply #98 on: April 09, 2019, 05:56:02 PM »
I don't think there's anything inherently wrong with switching Rites or deciding to go to Eastern Rite masses when you convert, but I'd heed what Matthew and Ladislaus said and be sure to not just pick it for the sake of it being exotic or having more interesting "smells and bells". If you feel like the Eastern Rite is preferable for you, then go ahead. But don't pick it because you think it looks prettier.
My friend Carlos went to a terrible seminary in Washington D.C. and the professors spewing heresy caused him to lose his Faith. He later switched to the Byzantine Rite. At the time, he had no idea that he couldn't just switch back to the Roman Rite. Although, depending where you are, the Byzantine priests are most likely fully Conciliarized. Like Matthew said, this crisis is much more than a fight for the Mass.

Re: Eastern Rites
« Reply #99 on: April 09, 2019, 10:08:21 PM »
you can switch back it is not unheard of just difficult.
the reasons for the difficulty is you had to have strong enough reasons for the switch in the first place. Byzantines in general usually  allow the change too easily.