Western Rite Orthodoxy
Okay kiddo, so you know that there are different types of Christianity, right? One of them is called Orthodoxy, and it started in the eastern part of the world, in places like Russia and Greece.
But some people in the western part of the world, like Europe and America, wanted to practice Orthodoxy too, but they didn't want to use the same traditions and language as the eastern Orthodox people. They wanted to use the same traditions and language as the people who live in the west.
So, they created something called "Western Rite Orthodoxy." It's still Orthodoxy, but it has a different "flavor" to it than what the eastern Orthodox people do.
Imagine if you and your friend both wanted to make cupcakes, but you wanted to use vanilla flavoring and she wanted to use chocolate flavoring. You would still be making cupcakes, but they would taste different! That's kind of like what's happening with Western Rite Orthodoxy.
So, some churches in the west now practice Western Rite Orthodoxy, and they might use things like English instead of Greek, or different music and art that are more familiar to western people. But they still believe in the same God and Jesus as the eastern Orthodox people, and they try to follow the same rules and traditions.
But some people in the western part of the world, like Europe and America, wanted to practice Orthodoxy too, but they didn't want to use the same traditions and language as the eastern Orthodox people. They wanted to use the same traditions and language as the people who live in the west.
So, they created something called "Western Rite Orthodoxy." It's still Orthodoxy, but it has a different "flavor" to it than what the eastern Orthodox people do.
Imagine if you and your friend both wanted to make cupcakes, but you wanted to use vanilla flavoring and she wanted to use chocolate flavoring. You would still be making cupcakes, but they would taste different! That's kind of like what's happening with Western Rite Orthodoxy.
So, some churches in the west now practice Western Rite Orthodoxy, and they might use things like English instead of Greek, or different music and art that are more familiar to western people. But they still believe in the same God and Jesus as the eastern Orthodox people, and they try to follow the same rules and traditions.