Sunday obligation

Document Title: "Sunday obligation
Question from on 04-03-2007:
I am Maronite Catholic, but my nearest Maronite mission is 2 hours away from home. We make the drive almost every week except in winter when weather keeps us away, sometimes for several weeks at a time. I do not feel at home at Latin mass, but there is a Russian Orthodox church closer to our home. Will attendance at the Orthodox church fulfill our Sunday obligation?
Answer by Richard Geraghty on 04-20-2007:
Dear Lynette,

If the Russian Orthodox Church were the only near one to you, going to it would fulfill your obligation for Sunday mass since it would be difficult for you to go to your regular church in winter. But if there is a Roman Catholic Church near you, then I think you would go to that church even though its liturgy may not be as satisfying to you as the one in the Russian Orthodox Church. The reason is that it makes a very great difference objectively speaking whether a church is joined to Rome or not. This difference is a terrible split in Christendom and we cannot forget that. We cannot act as if it makes no difference. But that will require a sacrifice on your part. There are a sizable portion of Roman Catholics who much prefer the Tridentine mass that "