Division of the ChurchRoman Catholic VS Eastern

Orthodox

Church Dividing – 1 Christian’s view of Jesus

• Some – full god, some – full human, some – half and half

• Nicene Creed said both human and god West and east disagreed with words

Church Dividing – 2 Icon

• Holy image• Bible says it is not allowed to worship an

object Some thought they shall not use icons

(iconoclasts, form Eastern Orthodox) Some thought important to worship god Iconoclasts attacked church, broke icons

Church Dividing – 3 Who rules the church?

• Most important Christian people – bishops• Most important bishops – patriarchs

Constantinople, Rome Alexandria, Antioch, and Jerusalem

Bishop of Rome had more power Eastern viewed emperor as highest

Church Divides Great Schism (A.D. 1054)

• Split the church• East become Eastern Orthodox, West

become Roman Catholic

VS

DifferencesROMAN CATHOLIC EASTERN ORTHODOX

Pope rules the church and nonreligious

Latin Priests can’t marry

Emperor rules the church• Today, no Byzantine

Emperor, so ruled by patriarchs

Greek Priests can marry