Why did Orthodox Church seperate from Catholic Church.
I've heard that the previous pope;
Pope John Paul II had found some solution and answer for their question.
I would like to know what is the answer & why do Orthodox Church not rejoin with Catholic?
The most informative & proper answer will get the 10 points.
2006-08-02 07:58:04 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Dude..........
The main reason is pride, greed & freedom which the Orthodox Church wanted.
The usual explanation is the so-called "filioque" clause added to the Nicene Creed in 447. The filioque states the the Holy Spirit "procedes from the Father and the Son," while earlier versions of the Creed did not have "and the Son." This was in part to combat the various nontrinitarian (Arian, in this case) heresies of the day, but it was heavily disputed by theologians.
Other issues included the primacy of the Pope and whether or not to label the Patriarch of Constantinople the "Ecumenical Patriarch" (which Westerners took to mean "Universal Patriarch" and thus rejected).
The Orthodox Church did not want the Pope to be the head of the Church, & therefore they seperated by bringing some unusual reasons.
Overall I would say just to pray for them.
2006-08-04 18:27:00 · answer #1 · answered by len 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The scism between the Roman and Orthadox churches was somewhat of a precursar to the Protestant Reformation.
The main reason for the scism is that the Orthodox churches did not want to be under a Pope (even though they had for a long time). They felt that the Pope had abused his position as the Seat of Peter. This problem has grown and grown, even to where the Orthodox believe we should not have a Pope, and have a different interpretation of Matthew 16 (on this rock i build my church).
There are also little things, different yet small wordings and phrasings. They also criticize the Roman church for not staying traditional.
Overall, there are radical Othrodox who believe that Rome is evil and corrupt, when most of the Orthodox still see Rome as a twin Church and wouldnt mind being joined again, or they are like protestants in the fact that they are misinformed about the church from which they came.
It also stemmed from politcal power, greed, and other factors. Overall--pride caused the scism.
2006-08-02 08:10:15 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
The usual explanation is the so-called "filioque" clause added to the Nicene Creed in 447. The filioque states the the Holy Spirit "procedes from the Father and the Son," while earlier versions of the Creed did not have "and the Son." This was in part to combat the various nontrinitarian (Arian, in this case) heresies of the day, but it was heavily disputed by theologians. The Third Ecumenical Council prohibited changes to the Creed, though it didn't hold too well.
Other issues included the primacy of the Pope and whether or not to label the Patriarch of Constantinople the "Ecumenical Patriarch" (which Westerners took to mean "Universal Patriarch" and thus rejected).
2006-08-02 08:14:47 · answer #3 · answered by Minh 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The church was separated between Constantinople and Rome. Both securing power between them due in part to politics, war, and logistics of the Roman empire.
The empire was divide east and west. Power struggle ensued. When the west came to drive out the Moslems from Constantinople the crusaders ransacked the city for themselves as well. Disputes arose over the primacy of the Western Pope over the Eastern Patriarch.
Orthodox did not believe in the distinction of the ministry of Peter from the other Bishops.
These two great religions are very close theologically I think.
2006-08-02 08:15:42 · answer #4 · answered by Lives7 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The orthodox church did not agree with, amongst other things, the Roman belief that you cannot get to heaven without the involvement of the priests - in fact, the Roman Church made a heresy of the belief that goodness is up to the individual and the church is there to support your quest for grace.
Also, the importance that the bishops gave themselves was a cause for argument (considering that we are all created equal and they are serving God, what right do they have to imagine that they are so important).
And not forgetting of course, the celibacy issue (probably campaigned for by some Bishop who wasn't a hit with the chicks, or doubted his own sexuality - after all, if you are expected to be celibate, you never have to defend your sexual preferences.
This all happened a long time ago, and niether side will back down in order to heal the schism. Lets face it, if you belong to one of these faiths, would you give up beliefs you have had for a long time in order to placate the 'other side'? And, if us Christians can't sort ourselves out, what hope has mankind got?!
2006-08-02 08:10:03 · answer #5 · answered by alan p 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The orthodox christians separeted from the catholic church because first of all it wasn't a part of the catholic church the catholic church came out of the orthodox church and second of all the catholic church added on to the bible , which Jesus clearer comanded us not to do in the book of revelations.
2006-08-02 08:07:05 · answer #6 · answered by MEMORY YOU 1 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Politics
2006-08-02 08:01:33 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
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2016-12-10 20:13:17 · answer #8 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I go to Catholic school and my teacher taught us the following: the Eastern and Western churches were teaching in different languages, the priests had different options in life, and that certain beliefs and prophesies were bypassed while preaching in Church.
2006-08-02 08:07:01 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Politics...Greed...
Two people wanted to be boss so they split up..
Each getting to be boss of his own group..
2006-08-02 08:03:18 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋