SSC MTS EXAM

SSC

WORLD HISTORY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The Eastern Orthodox Church and Roman Catholic church split over
A
The number of popes
B
The loss in the Crusades
C
The belief in one god
D
The praying to images (icons)
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In the 7th century Byzantines and Catholics disagreed on the roll of images and icons in the church. Rome favored them as objects of worship while the Patriarch in Constantinople was against them (and still is in the form of statues).

Detailed explanation-2: -The Orthodox Church uses icons to assist in worship. Icons are a ‘window to heaven’ and they help us to focus on the divine things.

Detailed explanation-3: -Both the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church are creedal churches. This means that they both value and practice the recitation of many of Page 3 the early church creeds in their worship, one of which being the Nicene Creed.

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