Christianity

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ChristianityEast vs. WestThe Great Schism

• Honors World Studies I

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Setting the Scene

• Two main Apostles
• Paul focused on the East (Judea)
• Peter focused on the West (Rome)
• Each major city had a religious leader called a
  Bishop
• Rome, Constantinople, Antioch, Alexandria
• Peter was the first Bishop of Rome
• Cultural Diffusion led to differences in how
  Christianity was practiced

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Main City / Seat of Power

• West
• Rome
• East
• Constantinople

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Amount of Influence on Emperor

• West
• Little (Far away)
• East
• Lots (Right next door)

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Spiritual Leader of Church

• West
• The Pope (Bishop of Rome)
• East
• The Patriarch (Bishop of Constantinople)

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Actual Leader of Church

• West
• The Pope (Bishop of Rome)
• East
• The Emperor

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Language of the Church

• West
• Latin
• East
• Greek

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Marriage of the Clergy

• West
• NO marriage priests practiced celibacy
• East
• Marriage allowed

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Major Religious Holiday

• West
• Christmas
• East
• Easter

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Worship of Icons

• West--Allowed
• Most people were illiterate needed pictures to
  understand Bible
• East--Not Allowed
• Population more literate
• Believed it violated Ten Commandments

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The Great Schism

• Emperor in Constantinople banned use of icons
• Pope issued Petrine Doctrine
• Bishop of Rome was head of church, not emperor
• Excommunicated Emperor
• Church officially split in 1054

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What are they now?

• Roman Catholic Church
• Pope

• Orthodox Church
• Each country / culture has own version
• Greek, Russian, Ukrainian, etc.
• Each has own patriarch

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The Great Irony

• West
• No longer worships icons

• East
• Worships icons