The early Christian communities developed their own leaders to guide them in the faith because
the churches were far apart
Politics and were both factors that divided the Western Church from the Eastern Church.
economics
The Orthodox Church and the Catholic Church share faith in all except
one doctrine
Why did the crowning of Charlemagne by Pope Leo III harm relations between Eastern and Western churches?
The empire already had an emperor
The Western Church added the Latin word filioque to the Creed to emphasize
the divinity of Jesus
Vatican Council II renewed Catholicism and encouraged the Church to
dialogue with all Christians
Where was the Byzantine Empire’s capital and the center of the Eastern Church?
Constantinople
The Church is the , who is the source of all unity, diversity, and life in the Church.
Temple of the Holy Spirit
was the monk who tried unsuccessfully to reunite the Eastern and Western churches
Anselm
Where did Blessed Pope Paul VI visit to call all countries to work toward unity?
the United Nations
is sent by God the Father to guide the Church
Holy Spirit
when the schism between Christians in the East and West took place
AD 1054
the Eucharistic service celebrated in the Eastern Orthodox Church
Divine Liturgy
an official teaching of the Church
doctrine
this means the Spirit “proceeds from the Father and the Son”
filioque
the Roman Church holds that he is the head of the whole Church
pope
met with Patriarch Athenagoras I to begin healing the rift between the Greek Orthodox Church and the Roman Catholic Church
Pope Paul VI
the refusal of submission to the pope or of communion with the members of the Church subject to him
schism
this means "of the same substance or essence"
consubstantial
a holy image of Jesus, Mary, or the saints, meant to portray the mystery of God
icon
Compare ways that faith is expressed through art in the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church.
The spirituality of the Western Church is immanent, or natural. Catholics in the West see and know God in the person of Jesus Christ and in the physical world around them.
The spirituality of the Eastern Church is transcendent, or going beyond the physical world. Holy images such as icons act as “holy doors” that help people enter into the mystery of Heaven and deepen their relationships with God.
Give an example of how a work of sacred art can help deepen your relationship with God.
A statue of Mary holding the Christ Child reminds me that God loves us so much that he sent his only Son to save the world.”