Page "Eastern Catholic Churches" Paragraph 5

Theologically, all the particular Churches can be viewed as " sister Churches ".

According to the Second Vatican Council these Eastern Churches, along with the larger Latin Church share " equal dignity, so that none of them is superior to the others as regards rite, and they enjoy the same rights and are under the same obligations, also in respect of preaching the Gospel to the whole world ( cf.

Mark 16: 15 ) under the guidance of the Roman Pontiff.