the great schism Flashcards
what factors over 100 years contributed to the split in christianity
a church expansion, geography, papal authority, theological differences were key factors
how did church expansion contribute to the split
emperor constantine’s establishment of Constantinople created two political centres - rome (latin speaking) and Constantinople (greek speaking) leading to competition and impacting both the empire and the church
what were the key differences between the eastern and western churches that eventually led to the split
differences included language (latin vs greek), leadership (roman pope vs emperor patriarch) art, geography, and doctrine, causing tension and miscommunication
what was the purpose of the chalcedon in response to mounting tension
the cousin aimed to reach an agreement and establish five major centers of christianity, with Constantinople, antioch, alexandra, and jerusalem in the east, and rome in the west
what happened to the western empire, and how did if effect the relationship between the east and west
the western empire faced invasions, leading to decline, while the east thrived. constantinople was called (the new time) and dispite the wests decline, the pope of rome was to be respected but not have total power over the east
how did the use of eucharist bread differ in the east and west
east used leavened, west used unleavened
what were the differences in the ordination of priests and martial status between east and west
in the east, married men could become priests but not marry afterward; in the west priests could not marry at all (celibate (absensence) at least)
what caused disagreement regarding the worship of icons between the east and west
the east supported icon worship, considering it a depiction of god becoming human. the west saw it as a form of adultery
how did the filioque clause contribute to the split
the wests addition to the nicene creed caused disagreement with the east, leading to theological differences
what major event occurred in 1054 due to these differences
the patriarchs of rome and Constantinople excommunicated each other, resulting in the schism of 1054 - the split into eastern orthodox (east) the western church (west)
