RELIGIONS
CHRISTIANITY
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Eastern Orthodox Church
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Roman Catholic Church
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Western Orthodox Church
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Eastern Catholic Church
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Orthodox Church does not accept the doctrine of Papal authority set forth in the Vatican Council of 1870, and taught today in the Catholic Church. The Orthodox Church has always maintained the original position of collegiality of the bishops resulting in the structure of the church being closer to a confederacy.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Eastern Orthodox Church is opposed to the Roman Catholic doctrine of papal supremacy. While not denying that primacy does exist for the Bishop of Rome, Eastern Orthodox Christians argue that the tradition of Rome’s primacy in the early Church was not equivalent to the current doctrine of supremacy.
Detailed explanation-3: -The church has no central doctrinal or governmental authority analogous to the head of the Catholic Church-the pope-but the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople is recognized by them as primus inter pares ("first among equals").
Detailed explanation-4: -The current holder of this position is Pope Tawadros II, who was selected as the 118th pope on November 18, 2012.