Talk:Carl E. Olson

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FYI, the article seems to imply that Olson converted because his wife was Catholic (note: not "Roman" Catholic as wikipedia continuously adds to the Universal Church).

Fact is Olson, and his wife together came to Catholicsm from Protestantism. Here is an exerpt from Olson's bio page http://www.carl-olson.com/bio_faq.html

"In 1991 I moved to Portland, Oregon, to work in graphic design and advertising. Shortly thereafter, I met Heather, who was attending Multnomah Bible College; we married in 1994. It was at this time that I began to seriously study the history and teachings of the Catholic Church, embarking on a journey that eventually led us to enter tthe Catholic Church together in 1997."

Also,I would not consider 3 years exact "soon after their marriage" either.

Lastly, back to the "Roman" issue I'm not even sure Olson is of the Latin (aka Roman) rite of the Catholic Church. As the very same "Bio" page states " was the director of catechesis and evangelization (2000-02) for Nativity of the Mother of God, a Byzantine  Catholic parish in Springfield, Oregon."

Thus, Wikipedia misrepresents Mr. Olson in classifying him as "Roman" Catholic when he is of the Byzantine rite of the Catholic Church. Note the erroneous oxymoron "Byzantine Catholic of the Roman Catholic Church". Not only is that technically and historically erroneous, but it sounds utterly rediculous.

I don't believe Wiki will ever understand this terminology error until the "Orthodox Church" at large returns in full communion with the Catholic Church as was the case for the first 1054 years of Christianity. You see before Orthodox church was the "Orthodox" Church it was the Byzantine Catholic church of the Catholic Church. The Byzantine rite, of present day Catholicism is the reminant few "Orthodox" churches that have returned to full communion independently of the "Orthodox" church in general.

However, the tide seems to be changing over recent years. There seems to be a closer and closer relationship between Orthodoxy and Catholicism since both removed their excommunications in the 1960's when Pope Paul VI meet with the Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem. Additionally the meetings of John Paul II and other Orthodox predates, and most recently Benedict XVI's meeting with the symbolic head of Orthodoxy Bartholomew I of Constantinopal in November 2006.

Already, there are meetings being planned for Benedict XVI to meet with the Russian Orthodox Patriarch and as well as Jerusalem's Orthodox Patriarch.

If and when this re-unification occurs Wikipedia will certainly have a very difficult time explaining how Byzantine(Greek and associated Russian, Bulgarian, etc), Coptic (Egyptian) Churches somehow become Roman when they existed even before Peter arived in Rome and established Universal/ Catholic "Holy See" of the Christian world - not simply Rome. As the Petrine ministry is the focal point of Catholicism not Rome. Peter was the first Bishop of Antioch (Eastern Catholism's Byzantine rite/church) before he became the first "Bishop of Rome".

For references, search "Catholic Church", "Eastern Christianity", "Orthodoxy", "Oriental Orthodox" and particularly the historical chart in "Christianity" right here in Wikipedia. Micael 23:37, 24 January 2007 (UTC)

How about we spell his name right?
The title of this article should be "Carl E. Olson" not "Carl E. Olsen". Here is his website for verification. www.carl-olson.com

71.217.31.249 19:41, 18 May 2007 (UTC)

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