GK
WORLD HISTORY
|
Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
|
Where was the West church centered?
|
|
Constantinople
|
|
|
Rome
|
|
|
Either A or B
|
|
|
None of the above
|
Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -For most of its history the church in Europe has been culturally divided between the Latin-speaking west, whose centre was Rome, and the Greek-speaking east, whose centre was Constantinople.
Detailed explanation-2: -Really, the Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church date back to the western and eastern halves of the Roman Empire. The west was centered on Rome. The east was centered on Constantinople. They were in communion with one another in the first millennium.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Vatican remains the home of the pope and the Roman Curia, and the spiritual center for some 1.2 billion followers of the Catholic Church.
There is 1 question to complete.