Roman Catholic Church
The teaching of the Roman Catholic Church on theoria (contemplation) and prayer is expressed without polemical disparagement of other Christian traditions, but instead with appreciation of spiritual writings of both East and West. The Catechism of the Catholic Church mentions specifically writers of Sinai, Syria and Mount Athos and refers not only to the traditions of the Latin and Byzantine churches, but also to Armenian, Coptic and Syriac traditions.
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