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Melkites are Catholics

The Melkite Greek Catholic Religion and the Roman Latin Catholic Religion are the same religion. There are about 22 Catholic Churches in a federation under the "Pope".
The Catholic Churches are different in their implementation of the same religion. The Catholic Churches are different in their spirituality, advanced theology, liturgical services, liturgical calendar, saints, rules, regulations, customs, history, languages, etc.

Theology

ALL Catholics accept the definitions, creeds, cannon laws, etc. of the first seven Ecumenical Councils.
The early Catholic Church held seven Ecumenical Councils under the inspiration of the Holy God the Holy Spirit. These seven Ecumenical Councils are the seven great meetings that were called to give expression to the basic faith of the Catholic Church. The first seven Ecumenical Council produced definitions, creeds, cannon laws, etc.

Number	Name	Year	Saint	Patriarch
1st	Nicaea I	325	Our Holy Father Athanasios Great Archbishop Alexandria
2rd	Constantinople I	381	St. Meletios Archbishop Antioch
3rd	Ephesus	431	Our Holy Father Kyrollos Archbishop Alexandria
4th	Chalcedon	451
5th	Constantinople II	553
6th	Constantinople III	680-681
7th	Nicaea II	787
20th	Vatican I	1869-1870		His Beatitude, the Regretted, Gregorios II
21th	Vatican II	1962-1965		His Beatitude, the Regretted, Maximos IV

The 8th to 19th Councils are not accepted by nonRoman Catholics. They were not invited to take part.

NonRoman Catholics were invited to take part in the 20th and 21th Ecumenical Councils. But, most of those two Ecumenical Councils dealt with internal Roman Catholic matters.

Pope

ALL Catholics accept the Pope as the direct successor of The Holy, Glorious and Illustrious Prince of the Apostles Peter "in the primacy". That direct successor, the "Patriarch of the West", is the "first among equals".

The Pope actually has three job positions. Each job position has its own title, responsibilities and authorities.

"Bishop of Rome"
"Patriarch of the West"
"Pope"

The Pope rarely exercises the responsibilities and authorities of the job position “Pope”. Some people say that the only time that a Pope has exercised the responsibilities and authorities of a "Pope" since 1800 was in 1854 when Pius IX unilaterally declared of the dogma of the Immaculate Conception. The NonRoman Catholics, including Melkites, did not accept this declaration as dogma. They believe that only an Ecumenical Council can declare dogma.

Patriarch of the West

The Pope usually is exercising the responsibilities and authorities of the job position "Patriarch of the West".
A Patriarch is the Bishop who presides over a Synod of Bishops. The Patriarch is the first among these Bishops when they gather together to deliberate on matters common to their specific Catholic church.
The Patriarch of the West is over the Holy See of Rome. The Holy See of Rome includes all Catholic dioceses that have their liturgical services, liturgical calendar, saints, rules, regulations, customs, etc. under the supervision, guidance, approval, etc. of the Holy See of Rome. The Holy See of Rome is referred to as the Roman Catholic Church because its secular structure: rules, laws, guidance, etc. are made by its Synod of Bishops, by its bureaucrats, etc. The Holy See of Rome is also referred to as the Latin Catholic Church because Latin is its official language.

The Patriarch of Antioch

The Patriarch of Antioch is over the See of Antioch. The See of Antioch includes all Catholic dioceses that have their liturgical services, liturgical calendar, saints, rules, regulations, customs, etc. under the supervision, guidance, approval, etc. of the See of Antioch. The See of Antioch is referred to as the Melkite Greek Catholic Church because its secular structure: rules, laws, guidance, etc. are made by its Synod of Bishops, by its bureaucrats, etc. The See of Antioch is also referred to as the Greek Catholic Church because Greek is its official language.
In the United States, the people in the See of Antioch are commonly called "Melkites". Also, in the United States, there is only one Melkite Diocese, The Eparchy of Newton, which includes every Melkite parish and organization in the U.S.

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops includes ALL Catholic bishops in the United States. The Melkite Bishops are included.

However, most of the items on the agenda of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops are items dealing with issues specific to the Roman Catholic Church.

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O God of all spirits and of all flesh, who have destroyed death, overcome the devil, and given life to the world: grant, O Lord, to the souls of your servants Bucky and Shirley, who has departed from this life, that it may rest in a place of light, in a place of happiness, in a place of peace, where there is no pain, no grief, no sighing. And since You are a gracious God and the Lover of Mankind, forgive him/her every sin he/she has committed by thought, or word, or deed, for there is not a man who lives and does not sin : You alone are without sin, your righteousness is everlasting, and your word is true. You are the Resurrection and the Life, and the repose of your departed servants Bucky and Shirley. O Christ our God, and we send up glory to You, together with your eternal Father and your all-holy, good and life-giving Spirit, now and always and for ages upon ages. Amen.

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