Constantine with East Orthodox or Roman Catholic?

Question

I'm referring to the Great Schism of 1054 and the Council of Nicaea. I know that Christianity was divided on the basis of the belief over whether the Holy Spirit proceeds from only the Father, or both the Father & Son (amongst other things).

The Poles, Hungarians, Czechs, Slovaks, Croates, & Slovenes remained Roman Catholic. And the Bulgarians, Serbs, Romanians, & Russians identified with the Greek Orthodox.

Which side said which, and where did Constantine stand?

Thanks.

Answer 1

The sad schism that separated the Eastern Orthodox and Catholic Churches in 1054 were not even considered in the time of Constantine and the the Council of Nicea in the 4th century.

We will have to wait until we are in heaven to ask Constantine where he would have stood.

With love in Christ.

Answer 2

Constantine was a convert to Catholicism. When he became emperor, he issued the Edict of Milan, which ended the Roman persecution of Christians. Secondly, he called the First Council of Nicea. Most notably, the coulcil resulted in the Nicean Creed. All this happened in the early forth century.

Since the Great Schism did not happen until 1054, it's one's guess as to who's side Constantine would have taken.

Answer 3

Constantine was a PAgan, he didn't much care. The religion was a tool to rule the world and it worked until the period of 1000 to 1600 when it all fell apart due to some short sighted Pope's.

Had the Church allowed local language, been a little more liberal on divorce or annulments, allowed low level Priest to once again marry, didn't force their will on Royalty to the degree it did and didn't allow payments for sin, the Catholic Religion would have controlled 2/3 the world to this day.

Answer 4

Constantine was a Roman Catholic.
By the way, Russians identified with RUSSIAN Orthodox, and there are a few other Orthodox churches: Antiochian, Bulgarian, Serbian, etc.

Answer 5

The Council of Nicaea was in 325. Constantine died in 337.

Answer 6

Constantine lived many centuries before the Orthodox separated from the original Christian Church, the Catholic Church. Constantine, like every Christian prior to the 11th Century, was Catholic.
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Answer 7

Neither. He is a saint to both the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox faith. Although he was baptized by the Roman Catholic Church. At the time it was not clearly RC or EO yet. It was simply known as the one , holy, catholic, and apostolic church. He sided with not one or the other.

Answer 8

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