Medieval Roman Catholic Church

The Medieval Roman Catholic Church and The Eastern Orthodox Church For centuries, the historical events from both the Medieval Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church have been widely studied due to the unique links between them (Hindson and Caner, 2008). The two churches have always been compared because of the religious divide during the medieval times. Each entity is derived from Christianity and shares several similarities as well as differentiations. Understanding the Medieval Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church requires an in-depth review of historical events and scriptures from throughout the ages. The beginnings of the two churches are derived from early Roman civilization. Christianity itself, spawned

The two factions resided in early Europe, spreading as far east as parts of the middle-east, down to the northern countries of Africa such as: Egypt and modern day Algeria (“Christology”). These faiths also spread north as far as Great Britain and Ireland during the medieval era. With Roman Catholicism lying heavily to the west, its focal point was the great Vatican City, which is located closely to Rome (“Roman Catholic Era Medieval Period”). To the East resided Eastern Orthodox Christianity, with its religion spreading through Asia Minor and into the middle-east. It's capital and focal point was Constantinople (“Eastern Orthodoxy”). With this being said, faith and reasoning is one common practice where the two entities differentiate from one another. In Father Michael Azkoul article about the differences between Roman Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy, he vividly illustrates the doctrine of reasoning between the two factions. He states that Eastern Orthodox Christians utilizes science and philosophy to further explain and justify their faith. Furthermore, Eastern Orthodox Christians in the medieval era, was at times intimidated by “man's intellectual accomplishments” ("What Are the Differences between Orthodoxy and Roman

From the 600s B.C. till its final revelations in 1453 A.D., Constantinople was the gateway to all of Christianity in western civilization to the Islamic Empire of the east. Through its resiliency, Eastern Orthodoxy's focal point was solely responsible for the preservation of Greek teachings, Literature, art, and the Christian faith (“Eastern Orthodoxy”). After countless sieges from the impeding Islamic Empire of the east, Constantinople's stand against invasions safeguarded all of western civilization as we know it today. Without it, the only surviving religion of all of Europe could have been based on Islamic