Can you be Catholic and Orthodox Christian?

I'm Greek Orthodox, and from what I know, according to the Orthodox Church they are not in communion. If you become Orthodox, you would be told not to accept communion at other churches (since accepting communion is accepted that they have the Truth, which they don't). So, I think the Orthodox Church would discourage you from communing at a Catholic Church (I mean, you could still do it. No one's going to hunt you down.)

Now, whether the Catholics would allow you to commune after converting would depend on them, so I'd ask your priest. Actually, you could ask both priests. I think I heard the Catholics consider the Orthodox Church teachings to be close enough and allow it, but it depends on your priest.

Roman Catholics extend communion to the Eastern Orthodox Church, but not vice versa. If you want to be professing Greek Orthodox, you can still go into a Roman Catholic Church and take communion. But if you are a professing Roman Catholic, you are not supposed to take communion in an Eastern Orthodox Church.

There are also Eastern Rite churches that are essentially Roman Catholic churches who follow the same liturgy as the Eastern Orthodox Church, but the same rules governing communion are still in place.

Yes. The Catholic Church does not keep tabs on which church you attend and I believe the Greek Orthodox is considered 'in communion' with the Catholic Church so i see no real issue here.

Depends on what you mean, actually. If you consider the "Catholic community" to be the Roman Catholic Church and other sui juris churchs in communion with Rome, then, no, since the Orthodox Church is not in communion with Rome.

However, both the Orthodox and Catholic Churches are bearers of the ancient Catholic tradition; one of the formal names of the Eastern Orthodox Church (which includes its Greek, Russian, Romanian, etc. expressions) is "Orthodox Catholic Church." So we Orthodox are Catholic Christians, but not Roman Catholic. The term "catholic" translates Greek "kat(a) olon", "according/pertaining to the whole [world]". This term came into use for the church very early in the 2nd century, to identify the Church and to distinguish from heretical bodies (gnostics, mostly, in the early days) claiming to be Christian.

I know of people who belong to the Orthodox Church but maintain some of their former ties in the RC church through charitable work. And our local Orthodox church at times cooperates with local RC charities for food donation, meal preparation, etc.

Forgive me.

/Orthodox (Catholic, but not via Rome)

I believe Catholics and members of Orthodox churches share full communion now.

I tried to about forty years ago...

I think I got about a quarter the way through before I gave up.

It was just too silly but usually when I start a book I like to finish it.

It's rare for me not to finish a book.

~

Yyhjcewag

You can attend both services if you wish. They have some minor differences but everything is pretty much the same. Though I got to admit some of them young Greek and Serbian women are very attractive ;)

There are Easter rites in communion with the Catholic Church; you may join their parishes. http://www.catholic.com/quickquestions/how-do-i-ch...

You most certainly would be welcome in a Roman Catholic Church. Mind you, they'll be hoping you "come back to the fold."