Talk:Roman Orthodox

Odd translation
This page is somewhat anachronistic based on a misreading of cognates. The Turkish "Rûm", while somewhat ambiguous, was/is used mainly to refer to Greeks (originally Byzantine Greeks), as in the millet system, who were at the time called "Romans", but no longer are even in historical context (mostly to avoid confusion). That's particularly true when discussing the Orthodox Church, when e.g. "Greek Orthodox", "Greek Patriarch", "Greek Church" are the conventional English translations. --Delirium (talk) 08:47, 10 December 2008 (UTC)


 * The term is certainly archaic, and you should add that to the article. Greek Orthodox is certainly the conventional name of the church in english, which you should also add to the article.


 * The Greeks of the Empire were, as you yourself admit, called Romans, in Turkish Rum. Yunan is Turkish for Greek, and this is not the word they use for the Church. Greek Orthodox is, as you say, the common term, and avoids confusion. But, the term Roman Orthodox exists and information on it should not be deleted. The points you made above should be added to the article, and are not a reason to delete it.


 * Incidentally, Arab Christians still use the term.


 * Stroganoff (talk) 14:30, 10 December 2008 (UTC)


 * Actually I think you are saying the Turkish translation exists as Roman Orthodox, but I don't see anything that says that it is used for the church in the English language. Kinda how a saying can mean something different than what it actually means word for word. Grk1011/Stephen (talk) 17:01, 10 December 2008 (UTC)