WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -One of the many religious disagreements between the western (Roman) and eastern (Byzantine) branches of the church had to do with whether or not it was acceptable to use unleavened bread for the sacrament of communion. (The west supported the practice, while the east did not.)

Detailed explanation-2: -Because the church was considered independent, they did not have to pay the king any tax for their land. Leaders of the church became rich and powerful. Many nobles became leaders such as abbots or bishops in the church. The leader of the Catholic Church was the pope.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Eastern Orthodox Church and the Roman Catholic Church split because of religious icons. Many Christians in medieval times used images of Jesus, Mary, and saints. But the people in the east believed that the eastern were wrongly worshipping the icons and Leo III banned the use of these icons.

Detailed explanation-4: -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.

Detailed explanation-5: -The primary theological difference is that the Catholic Church believes the Holy Spirit proceeds from God the Father to Jesus Christ the Son, and the Orthodox Church believes the Holy Spirit proceeds only from God the Father.