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**biannaruh** · 10-28-2008, 06:53 AM

The irony about the differing dates for Easter is that all five Patriarchates agreed to the formula decided at the First Ecumenical Council. For whatever reason, Rome continued using a different formula which did not take into account the Jewish Passover date. Come the Reformation, the churches which split off from Rome retained this formula.

It may be possible to convince the Roman Catholic church to revert to the Orthodox reckoning for Easter. But the chances of all the other post-Reformation churches and groups following suit seem very slim indeed.

10-28-2008, 06:53 AM	#7
biannaruh Join Date Nov 2005 Posts 445 Senior Member	The irony about the differing dates for Easter is that all five Patriarchates agreed to the formula decided at the First Ecumenical Council. For whatever reason, Rome continued using a different formula which did not take into account the Jewish Passover date. Come the Reformation, the churches which split off from Rome retained this formula. It may be possible to convince the Roman Catholic church to revert to the Orthodox reckoning for Easter. But the chances of all the other post-Reformation churches and groups following suit seem very slim indeed.
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