2006-09-06 07:59:54 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Neither they were one until they separated in 1054.
With love in Christ.
2006-09-06 17:42:20 · answer #1 · answered by imacatholic2 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The both came into existence in 1054 when the split between the Catholics and the Orthodox happened. Before that it was just "the church", not the catholic or the orthodox church. So they have equal (or no) claim on being the original.
2006-09-06 15:04:06 · answer #2 · answered by dewcoons 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Neither really. Both the Orthodox and the Catholics developed from earlier Christians.
2006-09-06 15:02:43 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Catholic.
2006-09-06 15:03:24 · answer #4 · answered by Robert L 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Catholic. Orthodox is a branch of Catholicism. I believe all Christian faiths are, btw, from Catholicism.
2006-09-06 15:09:07 · answer #5 · answered by Mr. T, formerly known as Shadow. 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Orthodox was a much bigger sect than Catholics. They had their capital in Constantinople (present day Istanbul in Turkey). When in 1453 Muslims captured Istanbul, after that there was a shift towards Rome.
2006-09-06 15:05:55 · answer #6 · answered by Rustic 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is actually a tie
the greek orthodox church, for example, have bishops that go back to the bishop of Jerusalem and has an authority going back to Peter
I think the better question is what group preaches the gospel and is most faithful to the word
2006-09-06 15:03:00 · answer #7 · answered by whirlingmerc 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Orthodox but theyre so legalistic We went through this the other day They have stuffy old men with no personality...
2006-09-06 15:02:53 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well the Jews were around long before the Catholics.
2006-09-06 15:04:42 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Neither one... the early christian church/LDS church was the first before it got split into catholic and orthodox branches. (Council of Trent)
2006-09-06 15:05:34 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
orthodox
2006-09-06 15:06:41 · answer #11 · answered by chris1979pt 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋