what were the major factors that led to the split between the catholic and orthodox traditions?
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Charlemagne's crowning made the Byzantine Emperor redundant, and relations between the East and the West deteriorated until a formal split occurred in 1054. The Eastern Church became the Greek Orthodox Church by severing all ties with Rome and the Roman Catholic Church — from the pope to the Holy Roman Emperor on down.
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The Catholic Church has a single leader in the pope; the Eastern Orthodox Church is led by a council of five patriarchs. ... The Catholic Church has a single leader in the pope; the Eastern Orthodox Church has a single leader in the patriarch.
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While both nationalist traditions were predominantly Catholic in their support base, the hierarchy of the Catholic Church were opposed to republican separatism on the grounds of its violent methods and secular ideology, while they usually supported non-violent reformist nationalism.
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Types of Christianity Christianity is broadly split into three branches: Catholic, Protestant and (Eastern) Orthodox. The Catholic branch is governed by the Pope and Catholic bishops around the world.
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What are the distinguishing characteristics of Conservative Judaism? A middle ground between Reform and Orthodox it's more open to change but strictly adheres to traditional practices. Liturgy said in Hebrew and laws regulation diet and behavior observed.
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"Eastern", then, indicates the geographical element in the Church's origin and development, while "Orthodox" indicates the faith, as well as communion with the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople.
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[' Eastern Orthodox.', ' Roman Catholic.', ' Protestant.']
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G. K. Chesterton. ... Chesterton routinely referred to himself as an "orthodox" Christian, and came to identify this position more and more with Catholicism, eventually converting to Catholicism from High Church Anglicanism.
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Here are brief descriptions of the three major branches of modern Judaism - Reform, Orthodox and Conservative - along with explanations of how they evolved and some of the practices they follow. For most of the history of Judaism, there were no separate branches as we now understand them.
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Difference #1: Time of Observance The first main difference between Catholic and Orthodox Easter (Pascha) in Russia lies in the date it is celebrated. While Easter is a moveable feast, Eastern and Western Christianity base their calculations for it on different calendars.
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The main difference between the two are that Henry VIII split from the Catholic Church for personal reasons, while Martin Luther wanted to transform the church because he disagreed with many teachings of the church. King Henry VIII wished to divorce his wife, Catherine of Aragon.
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A central feature of Byzantine culture was Orthodox Christianity. Byzantine society was very religious, and it held certain values in high esteem, including a respect for order and traditional hierarchies. Family was at the center of society, and marriage, chastity, and celibacy were celebrated and respected.
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Major branches. Christianity can be taxonomically divided into five main groups: the Church of the East, Oriental Orthodoxy, Eastern Orthodoxy, Roman Catholicism, and Protestantism. Protestantism includes many groups which do not share any ecclesiastical governance and have widely diverging beliefs and practices.
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While Protestants are leaning almost exclusively on the Bible as the ultimate authority, the Orthodox Church (both Eastern and Catholic) draw that authority from Tradition (oral or written), Holy Fathers writings, leading Patriarchs' inspiration (or Pope's for Catholics), and in a much lesser degree from the Bible.
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The Catholic Church believes the pope to be infallible in matters of doctrine. Orthodox believers reject the infallibility of the pope and consider their own patriarchs, too, as human and thus subject to error. In this way, they are similar to Protestants, who also reject any notion of papal primacy.
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The Western Church decided to stay under the ruling of the pope, unlike the Eastern Church. ... Before the schism the Church used to believe in the same moral code or sacraments but the Eastern Orthodox Church changed and no longer has the same requirements as the Roman Catholic Church.
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There are multiple theological differences. One of the biggest, something shared by Catholics and Orthodox but not by Protestants, is a belief in the true presence of Christ in the Eucharist. Another major difference is hierarchy. The Catholic Church is headed by the Pope.