tension between eastern and western christianity Flashcards
what happened after the arabs invaded to the principal centers of christianity
only Constantinople and Rome left as centers
–jerusalem, antioch, and alexandria declined b/c of islam
conflicts between constantinople and rome
-iconoclast
who were pro icons
Rome (West)
who were iconoclasts
east
patriarchs
Byzantine
popes
rome
who governs in byzantine
emperor and a patriarch oversees the church as an advisor
autonomy (self governing) of all major christian jurisdictions
who governs in Rome
-pope oversees bishops
sole seat of authority for all of christendom
east (byzantine) christians are called
eastern orthodox church
west christians are called
Roman Catholic church
the split of the churches was called
the Great Schism
Latin
Roman catholic
west
greek
eastern orthodox (east)
priests can’t marry
roman catholic
priests can marry
eastern orthodox
