The Church Divides by Mr. Q p.5
Differences
Religious practices & beliefs
east
west
emperor
God's representative
power over
church
patriarch
originally under pope
became independent of Rome
476 no emperor
Rome fell
Pope
power grew
authority over
western Christians
kings
wanted authority over
eastern (all) Christians
Byzantine emperors
drifted apart
different leaders
little contact
Holy Trinity
Father (G), Son (J) and Holy Spirit
west
east
HS from G+J
HS from G only
Icons
images
Saints
Jesus
Were prayed to
west
east
emperor
ordered them destroyed
banned them
Pope
condemned their destruction
shamed emperor
salvation from
God
Bible
Schism of 1054
disagreements caused
hostility
suspicion
"Tu es excommunicado!" --Pope
"No, u!" --Patriarch
church split
east
west
Roman Catholic Church
Eastern Orthodox Church
Common Ground
Jesus
Bible
Churches
worship
services
led by
priests
bishops
religious officials can't marry
Latin services
religious officials could marry
services in Greek