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How did the Orthodox and Roman Catholic church disagree on papal primacy?
The Catholic Church believes the pope to be infallible in matters of doctrine. Orthodox believers reject the infallibility of the pope and consider their own patriarchs, too, as human and thus subject to error. In this way, they are similar to Protestants, who also reject any notion of papal primacy.
What was the outcome of the disagreements between the Roman Catholic and the Eastern Orthodox churches?
The Eastern Church became the Greek Orthodox Church by severing all ties with Rome and the Roman Catholic Church — from the pope to the Holy Roman Emperor on down.
On which items did the Roman Catholic church in the Greek Orthodox Church disagree?
The Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic churches disagreed on a number of doctrinal issues, including the nature of the Trinity, the relative importance of faith and reason, and the veneration of icons.
How is Russian Orthodox Easter determined?
They established Easter to be held on the first Sunday that occurs after the first full moon, which follows the vernal equinox, but always after Jewish Passover. To avoid any confusion in the date, it was also determined that the vernal equinox would fall on March 21.
Why do the Orthodox reject the filioque?
By insistence of the Filioque, Orthodox representatives say that the West appears to deny the monarchy of Father and the Father as principle origin of the Trinity. Which would indeed be the heresy of Modalism (which states the essence of God and not the Father is the origin of, the Father, Son and Holy Spirit).
What was the filioque controversy over?
The controversy referring to the term Filioque involves four separate disagreements: about the term itself. about the orthodoxy of the doctrine of the procession of the Holy Spirit from the Father and the Son, to which the term refers.
Is the Greek Orthodox Church under the Pope?
Since the Eastern Orthodox Church refuses to acknowledge the authority of the Pope, its members by definition cannot follow leadership from the Pope. Christians, such as Orthodox Catholics, that refuse to submit to the authority of the Pope are in a state of schism, or separation, from the Roman Catholic Church.