Comments by "LancesArmorStriking" (@LancesArmorStriking) on "I VISITED CROATIA SO YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO" video.

@ivepesusic8792 oof, this whole thread just roasted Croatia not having a distinct cultural identity :/
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Bruh I hate to say it, but the sightseeing part just looked exactly like Poland to me
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@vavovidnica Better than Orthodoxy? There's a reason Orthodox priests are allowed to marry, while Catholics indulge in... other behaviors. Don't try and tell me which religion is better. A Lutheran could maybe try, but certainly not a Catholic.
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@ivepesusic8792 No I agree, Croatia does have it's own identity, I'm just saying that the thread thinks the opposite (or at least it sounded kind of like it)
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@Harahvaiti Obviously-- Russia's architecture is almost exclusively Byzantine (until the USSR, then entirely new styles were invented). Croatia is the same, along with most of Europe. But some places have more distinct, or "indigenous", styles than others. Chinese military outposts are what inspired Japanese pagodas. No other culture has produced anything similar on its own- all other similar styles come from China, not invented independently. Same with Roman architecture. All of Europe uses it, but no other cultures have actually come up with their own style. They all just copy older civilizations. The few truly "native" styles are probably Egyptian, Mesoamerican, Indian, Chinese, Greek, and Arab. All others are a mix or derivation.
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@Harahvaiti Ah, yes. It seems you've learned from the best at using whataboutism. Regarding what you said: you're right- after ordination, Orthodox priests cannot be married. But, given the young age of marriage in most Orthodox countries, this rarely presents itself as a problem. The vast majority of clergy are married. It's still miles ahead of the Catholic tradition of enforced clerical celibacy and, to your point, "plenty of cases" is nothing compared to the enormous size and scale of the scandals in the 20th century that ruined the Church's reputation from which it still hasn't recovered. And yes, this is why I said a Lutheran could make the argument, but a Catholic could not.
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@ДаниилВасильев-э8п Of course, Russian architecture has its own character and innovations. But the fundamental structure and features-- the cells of the church forming a single building, the masonry, icon painting, arches- these are all Byzantine features. The later styles all stemmed from this original mason-building style. Neo-Byzantine, Russian Baroque, Russian neoclassical, all take some inspiration from the original style Wooden pagan architecture is pre-Byzantine and so has its own style, but how many building aside from Vladimir-Sudzal Gates actually use this visual style?
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