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