"I think you 'll find that Byzantine ( http : //www.byzcath.org/ ) , or Greek Catholic , are Catholic . Like the Maronite Church they practice Eastern Rites as Orthodox do , but they acknowledge the Pope as the head of the Church . * They even say the original `` Nicene Creed `` as we do ."
"Yes , the Byzantines are a Catholic Rite . The Catholic Church is divided into rites- there are seven I believe , the Roman , of course , being the largest . The Byzantine Catholics are an Eastern Catholic Rite , and as you said are almost identicle to the Orthodox Churches except that they acknowledge the Pope as the head of the Church . East to West , a website regarding all the churches of the Catholic Church , especially those of the east . Real quick , the Orthodox acknowledge the Pope as the successor of Peter , but not as the head of the Church . Am I correct ?"
"I think you 'll find that Byzantine ( http : //www.byzcath.org/ ) , or Greek Catholic , are Catholic ."
"Yes , the Byzantines are a Catholic Rite ."