What is the differance between Greek orthodox Catholics and Roman Catholics?

Question

I was in Romania and the main religion was Greek Orthodox and they were into Icons, besides that, what do they believe that differs from the Roman Catholic Church? Do either church believe in the trinity and are both their bible the same witht he same books? Thanks

Answer 1

Greek Orthodox and Roman Catholic split off in the 11th century. Greek O. went to Constantinople and Roman Catholic went ... to Rome, oddly enough.

They do believe in the trinity, but they originally separated because of a number of theological differences, such as whether the Holy Spirit issues from God the Father, or from both God the Father and God the Son, and other real important distinctions like that. As far as I know, they both used the same canonical bible.

The Greek Orthodox Church is more often called the "Eastern Orthodox Church."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Orthodox_Church

Answer 2

Hi, I live in Brazil and my English is not so good, but I would like to answer your question if I can. There are not many differences between the two churches, they were the same until ninth century , when the Greek church separated from Roman church. The most important difference between them is that the Greek church does not obey the Pope, they do not have the pope as a chief, do you understand? They believe in Maria, are into icons. I have heard one time that the Greek are much more serious than the Catholic. Bye.

Answer 3

the Pope

Answer 4

The Orthodox and Catholic Churches separated from one another in 1054. There are very few theological differences.

Pope John Paul II said of the Eastern Orthodox Churches in Orientale Lumen, "A particularly close link already binds us. We have almost everything in common." (see http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/john_paul_ii/apost_letters/documents/hf_jp-ii_apl_02051995_orientale-lumen_en.html )

The Greek Orthodox Church is one of the Orthodox Churches.

The Orthodox Churches are even more numerous and complicated than the Catholic Churches.

Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople
+ Finnish Orthodox Church
+ Estonian Orthodox Church
+ Albanian Orthodox Diocese of America
+ Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Diocese in the USA
+ Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada
+ Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA
+ Patriarchal Exarchate for Orthodox Parishes of Russian Tradition in Western + Europe
. + Episcopal Vicariate of Great Britain and Ireland
+ Mount Athos
+ Belorussian Council of Orthodox Churches in North America
+ Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
+ Archdiocese of Thyateira and Great Britain
+ Archdiocese in Italy and Malta
+ Archdiocese in Australia
+ 13 other small metropolises outside its canonical territory: Austria, Belgium, Argentina, Canada, France, Germany, Hong Kong, the Korean Orthodox Church, Mexico and Central America, New Zealand, Scandinavia, Spain and Portugal, and Switzerland

Greek Orthodox Church of Alexandria
+ African Orthodox groups in Kenya and Uganda

Greek Orthodox Church of Antioch
+ Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America
+ Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia, New Zealand, and All Oceania

Greek Orthodox Church of Jerusalem
+ Church of Mount Sinai
+ Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem in North and South America

Russian Orthodox Church
+ Ukrainian Orthodox Church
+ Moldovan Orthodox Church
+ Metropolis of Western Europe
+ Japanese Orthodox Church
+ Belarusian exarchate
+ Estonian exarchate
+ Latvian Orthodox Church
+ Hungarian exarchate
+ Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia

Serbian Orthodox Church
+ Orthodox Ohrid Archbishopric
+ Metropolitanate of Zagreb, Ljubljana and All Italy
+ Metropolitanate of Montenegro and the Littoral
+ Metropolitanate of Dabar-Bosna
+ Serbian Orthodox Church in the USA and Canada
+ Bishopric in Australia and New Zealand
+ Bishopric in Britain and Scandinavia
+ Bishopric of Buda
+ Bishopric in Central Europe
+ Bishopric in Timişoara
+ Bishopric in Western Europe

Romanian Orthodox Church
+ Metropolis of Bessarabia
+ Metropolis in France, Western and Southern Europe
+ Metropolis in Germany and Central Europe
+ Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese in America and Canada
+ Romanian Orthodox Bishopric Dacia Felix (in Serbia)

Bulgarian Orthodox Church
+ Bulgarian Eastern Orthodox Church Diocese of America, Canada and Australia
+ Diocese in Central and Western Europe

Georgian Orthodox and Apostolic Church
Cypriot Orthodox Church
Church of Greece
Polish Orthodox Church
Albanian Orthodox Church
Czech and Slovak Orthodox Church
Orthodox Church in America
+ Orthodox Church in America Albanian Archdiocese
+ Orthodox Church in America Bulgarian Diocese
+ Romanian Orthodox Episcopate in America
+ Orthodox Church in America Parishes in Australia

Orthodox Churches and communities not in communion with others (Schismatics)
+ Belarusian Autocephalous Orthodox Church
+ Bulgarian Alternative Synod
+ Orthodox Church in Italy
+ Macedonian Orthodox Church
+ Montenegrin Orthodox Church
+ Russian Orthodox Church in Exile
+ Russian True Orthodox Church
+ Karamanli Turkish Orthodox Church
+ Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Kiev Patriarchate)
+ Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church
+ Autonomous Ukrainian Orthodox Church in America

http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05230a.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Orthodox_Church#Orthodox_churches_.28churches_in_full_communion.29

With love in Christ.