2007-10-25 16:01:32 · 13 answers · asked by XX stnirptooF 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
*sigh*
Read the question again. And early in the church's history the Pope was the head guy for ALL of christianity.
2007-10-25 16:04:35 · update #1
I think it was during the Renaissance.
The Renaissance lead to the Protestant Reformation in which the church split.
The protestants did not believe in confessions and sale of indulgences (paying your way into heaven), and they also did not regard the Pope as the head of the church.
Martin Luther was part of this reformation and was charged with heresy by the king of Worms.
2007-10-25 16:06:07 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
In early Church history, the Pope was not the head of Christianity. According to the Canons of Nicea (325) and Constantinople (381), the Pope's jurisdiction was limitted to a few provinces of Italy, and he was expressly forbidden to exert any authority over the Christian communities in North Africa. That didn't change until after the Photian schism of 936. The Pope never had any authority of the Sees of Constantinople, Jerusalem, Antioch, or Alexandria. At a time when Nestorian Christians in the Parthian Empire numbered more than the Roman Catholic and Orthodox Churches combined, it is doubtful whether or not the Pope even knew that they existed.
2007-10-25 23:10:49 · answer #2 · answered by NONAME 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The thought of different sects of christianity did not begin probably until there was mass domination of the religion which many different cultures were being forced to accept christianity as their religion. There are also periods throughout history in which the catholic church on a whole was falling to corruption greed and power. Probably numerous events lead people to stray from the popacy. The protestant split may have something to do with the greediness of the clergy demanding money for confession so that people could be cleansed of their sins. If you had money to spend you could buy your way into heaven!
2007-10-25 23:15:40 · answer #3 · answered by jc2006 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
At the time of the Reformation in the 16th Century, although eastern Orthodoxy separated from Catholicism during the Great Schism in the 11th Century and some others separated during 400-500AD. Well I guess you could say that Catholocism resulted from the Schism and there was a common Christianity before that but the Protestant split was definitely later on
2007-10-25 23:07:45 · answer #4 · answered by Evieve 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
yes, I think it was right around the time Martin Luther went squirrely on us.
I got an interesting answer the other day though from someone and he said that (he was a Protestant) he thought about if an Alien from another planet came here and asked to see our spiritual leader---he would have to take him to the Pope. That was interesting I thought.
2007-10-25 23:09:26 · answer #5 · answered by Midge 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
About 1054 C.E. when the Orthodox and Catholic Christians separated from one another.
With love in Christ.
2007-10-25 23:24:23 · answer #6 · answered by imacatholic2 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How is the Pope the head of any part of Christianity other than Catholicism?
2007-10-25 23:03:40 · answer #7 · answered by superninfreak777 2 · 0⤊ 4⤋
The Pope has never been the head of the church. The Bible is clear that Jesus is the head.
Midge - you blocked me. Oh well. Life goes on.
2007-10-25 23:08:02 · answer #8 · answered by Bible warrior 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
When Martin Luther left and started the Protestant faith.
2007-10-25 23:05:44 · answer #9 · answered by Blue girl in a red state 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
About the time that a guy named Martin Luther got too big for his cassock. ;-)
2007-10-25 23:06:19 · answer #10 · answered by Wolfeblayde 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋