Abstract:

In discussing the relationship between the Catholic and Orthodox communions, the term “schism” is often used as a way of explaining their separation and breaking of communion. While there is no doubting this estrangement, how can we simultaneously affirm the unity of the Una Sancta while viewing churches as separate entities? In this essay, I engage the thought of three twentieth-century Orthodox theologians—Nicholas Afanasiev, Georges Florovsky, and Philip Sherrard—and explore their understanding of schism. Ultimately, I argue that ecclesial schism is ontologically impossible and suggest that an eschatological approach to the Una Sancta helps solve this paradox.

摘要：

在讨论天主教和东正教圣餐之间的关系时，“分裂”一词经常被用作解释他们分离和破坏圣餐的一种方式。虽然这种隔阂是毋庸置疑的，但我们如何能在将教会视为独立实体的同时，确认 Una Sancta 的统一性？在这篇文章中，我结合了三位 20 世纪东正教神学家——尼古拉斯·阿法纳西耶夫、乔治·弗洛罗夫斯基和菲利普·谢拉德——的思想，并探讨了他们对分裂的理解。最终，我认为教会分裂在本体论上是不可能的，并建议对 Una Sancta 采用末世论方法有助于解决这个悖论。