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Comparison Of Byzantine Orthodox Church And The Catholic Church

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In 1054 the Great Schism took place, which separated the Byzantine Empires important beliefs into the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Catholic Church. The two churches split up to begin with because of differences in beliefs and traditions. They feuded for many years, fighting over modesty differences, wanting to claim legacy of imperial Rome, and calling the other "not true Christians." The Catholic Church gave the majority of the power to the Pope, whereas the Eastern Orthodox Church gave the power mostly to the Patriarch, which reflected how much of an impact religion had on the government. One of the main disputes between the two churches were the use of icons. Icons were murals, mosaics, and paintings on small wooden panels expressing
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