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I realize that the Eastern Churches have traditionally "canonized" Saints in a different manner, however in order to venerate or commemorate a "Saint" who died separated from the One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church is absurd to me and seems heretical. The Orthodox Churches themselves certainly do not officially recognize Catholic Saints. 

Again although I disagree with you about the Eastern Church's reception of V2 (btw V2 was announced as an Ecuмenical Council not just for the Latin Rite), I'm with you that all 23 Eastern Catholic Rites and their particular theological emphasis, prayers, Liturgies, etc are just as valid and "Catholic" as the Latin Rite so long as it is all completely compatible with the dogmatic definitions of the Church.

I absolutely do not believe that Eastern Catholicism is "modernist" or "Orthodox" inherently. However I also believe there are certain issues with modernism and the "Orthodox in communion with Rome" mentality which have infected some Eastern Catholic circles (albeit far less than the Latin Rite regarding modernism). I'm not trying to pick at certain abuses or isolated incidents. I'm just trying to point out that things aren't absolutely pristine on the Easter Catholic side of things, that even the Eastern Catholic spheres weren't completely left unscathed after V2. The priest at the Ruthenean parish I attend occasionally has referred to the Jews as our "elder brethren" I believe the Eastern theological emphasis, traditional prayers, Liturgies, etc are just as Catholic as the traditional Roman Rite's as I said initially. As I mentioned, I love the Divine Liturgy (of St. John Chrysostom and St. Basil) and would love to experience some of the other liturgical rites. There is actually an Eritrean Catholic Church nearby me which uses the Alexandrian Rite that I'm excited to check out soon.


The more I sit and reflect, my only potentially major issue with Eastern Catholicism is the issue of venerating "Saints" who died outside of communion with the Catholic Church. To me that severely attacks EENS. 

*To the OP: Do you have any traditional, anti-modernist Eastern Catholic priests or bishops you could point me toward to check out?

Do I have any priests that you can check out?

Go to a Byzantine church and talk to them. Don’t be a weirdo online trying to check out priests like you’re some grand inquisitor and they have to check your smell test. 

Better yet, just stay in the Latin Rite. And keep all your friends with you. You can still save your soul just as well there and ask your own priests to submit to you.