What are the major differences between the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches?

BESIDES the Catholic church uses Latin and the Eastern Orthodox church uses Greek? Mainly, their spiritual beliefs.

the authority of the pope

the latter is the original

Eastern Orthodox Christianity is the original form of Christianity, as Christ left us the Church He came to earth to establish with His Apostles. It has remained unchanged for all these years, down through every age and generation. It is the only Christian faith that can rightly claim to contain absolutely NO man made parts. Every other form or practice of Christianity, although based on Christ, which is a good thing, contains some element of human change. The Christians in the eastern world, when faced with the first changes brought into Christianity (in the western civilized world of the time, IE Rome in about the year 1000 roughly) the Christians in the eastern part of the civilized world told Rome it could not make any man made changes. Rome refused to repent of trying make man made changes. At that time, Christians became known as either believing what was added in Rome, or Roman Catholic, and the Christians in the eastern world were known as Eastern Orthodox Christians---because they were geographically east, and because they were known to keep the "or tho" or true and correct "docs" or doctrine or teaching. The absolute hallmark of Orthodox Christianity is that it does not allow ANY man made changes at all to creep in. For humans to say the we humans have to "fix" what Jesus Christ came to give us for our salvation is a bad thing to do. The Orthodox Christians will never assume God got it wrong and that we have to "fix" what God got wrong. We preserve the faith as Jesus Christ gave it to us...totally unchanged from it's original form. When you go to an Orthodox Church today, you would be visiting the same kinds of services, with the same structure as those services the Apostles attended when they were alive. There are many many people who have no idea what Orthodox Christianity is, or that it was and still is the form of the Church Jesus Christ Himself gave to us while He was on earth. Good question


Peter was the first bishop of Antioch (Orthodox Patriarchate), book of ACTS says that "They were first called Christians at Antioch". When peter went to Rome (Orthodox Patriarchate for 1054 years), Paul took head of the Antiochian Church, while James, Jesus' brother, was the first bishop of Jerusalem (Orthodox Patriarchate).


Catholics believe in one man (Pope) having the ability to change the Doctrine of the Church, Orthodox do not allow the Doctrine to be changed by man, nor do they recognize the Authority of the Pope, that is why the Catholic Church is so corrupted with pedophilia and Freemasonry, while the Orthodox Church has suffered 2,000 years of martyrdom, sainthood and persecutions from the Crusades, Muslims, Nazi's, Communists, etc, etc, etc.

First of all Roman Catholics and Eastern Orthodox are both Catholics. The Roman Catholic Church recognizes the Pope (first bishop) as being the Apostolic Authority of the Church. The Eastern Orthodox do not acknowledge the Pope as being the Apostolic Authority of the Church. Then there is the matter of Roman Catholic Priest, Monks, Nuns, etc. not being allowed to be married. The Eastern Orthodox do allow Priest to be married, with the exception of their Monks who are not allowed. Then there is also the issue of the Deutercanonical Books within their Bibles, the Eastern Orthodox has a couple more books (the books vary from one Orthodox denomination from the other). Then there is the other matter that Eastern Orthodox considers the crucifix to be idol worshiping, the Orthodox cross is very plane with no image of Jesus on it. I also believe the Eastern Orthodox to be stricter with their dogmas then with the Roman Catholic Church. That's why the Roman Catholic Church's parishioners are more vast in numbers then the Old School Orthodox.

Here you are The Truth and nothing But the Truth So Help me God

The Greek right worship) Katholikos ( Gr Universal) Church dates to 33
CE. And Follow the Truth..

The word KATHOLIKOS ( is Greek ) Dates back to Socrates, Plato and Aristotle..'and We USE it for the Universal Church for All
who want to follow the truth and the Faith.. ( Worldwide in All the World)

We were the Church that Jesus started at Pentecost ( 50 pent Costa Days).. When the Holy Ghost descended on the Apostles and the Apostles became to speak in many different languages and they were sent out to Preach the Word of God in all the World..


We Use Greek ( and in other Church we use the Language of the People)

The GREEK SEPTUAGINT WAS FIRST ( TRANSLATED WITH JEWS
IN 25O BC. ( Right From the People of the Book. who Practice Judaism
The GreekSeptuagintt ( Ptolemy 250 BC
Pentateuchh 250 BC..
http://www.aish.com/jl/h/48929692.html
Greek New Testament .. 45 CE IN GREEK
Even Wikipedia Claimz this is True .> Check

ON LINE IN GREEK/ ENLISH/ Check many sites.
Thus not True..RCs state untruth re bible. Both Greek Septuagint , Pentateuch on line
Greek English ( online
http://www.ecmarsh.com/lxx/


Greek New Testament
ON LINE IN GREEK/ ENGLISH/ Check many sites.
http://www.greeknewtestament.com/

All Scriptures found in Antiquity are Hebrew/ Greek and Aramaic
Not one in Latin . The Latest Find in Greek
THe Codex SImiaticus
Bible, Christian, Septuagint, New Testament, Old Testament, British Library, Leipzig University Library, St Catherine's Monastery, Sinai, National Library of Russia, St Petersburg, Germany, UK, parchment, Sinai Book, Codex Sinaiticus, Greek, Proverbs, photography

We follow the God Holy Bible , Holy Tradition, Holy Orders ot our Father

JEROME MISTRANSLATED THE GREEK NEW TESTAMENT INTO
LATIN..

He was born in Dalmatia (according to Barry Baldwin "Jerome" The Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium. Ed. Alexander P. Kazhdan. Oxford University Press 1991) in the 340s and died in Bethlehem on Sept. 30, 419/420.
LATIN CAME IONS LATER
Jerome mistranslated the Holy Bible ( From Greek to Latin In the 4th Century.

Languages of Vatican City - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 22 Feb 2009 ... The state of Vatican City has established no official language by law. ...

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_of_Vatican_City

The Difference.. The Orthodox Churches do not Recognise
Petros The Vicar Of Christ , The Pope of Rome as the Leader of The Church.

The Head of our Church is Jesus Christ .. The Rock

Not Petros ( the Stone.) in Greek in Aramaic.. a Pebble.
God Does Not Build his Church on a Man.

The Orthodox Church
Does not Recognize Limbo ( which never was but was
By RC's now banned by Pope ( Wow) the Infallible Pope introduced Limbo and not Banned it
No Purgatory
We Don't Annul Marriages
We Don't Have Celibate Priests. ( It is not Good for man to be alone
Genesis) All Clery Marry excepts RCs and such celibacy vows are Nowhere in Bible ( All Clergy in All Christianity and Judaism . Mandatory Celibacy is unbiblical. ( You may not marry but be Celibate as a Rule is Unbiblical. ( and furthermore RCs accept married priests form other faiths who convert( Thus Hypocrisy)
We Don't have Indulgences.
We Don't have transubstantiation We take the body and blood of Christ
( this is my body and my blood which flows for you for the forgiveness of sins in Greek Nicene Greek and In Bible
We Honour Virgin Mary as The Theo( God ) Tokos ( Bear)We don't use Rosaries to Pray to Her.
WE Dont Have Hail Mary Full Of Grace or the Rosary ( Roses for Mary)
SIte of How you Honour Mary
http://www.ourladyweb.com
WE Dont't Believe in the the filogue Class ( add in to our Nicence Creed.

RC use Latin..? Show me How Many churches conduct the service in Latin .THEY DON'T.

You can come to any Greek Church and they use Greek. and as I said Greek is still here and all know who our church is run . No
add ons or add ins.
In you go to Russia , The Church services may be in Slavonic or Russian ( same but in Own Lanauges.



Gods Unchanging Word.

Our gospel did not come to you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Spirit and in much assurance..." 1 Thessalonians 1:5

"All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work." 2 Timothy 3:16-17

Do not add or take away from the Word Of God

Revelation 22:18-19
For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book:

And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book.

http://savedbyhisblood.wordpress.com/200?
http://www.crossroad.to/HisWord/verses/t?

There is no Jew or Greek among you.. either male or female....we are One in Christ
Galatians 3.28
Bible

The Orthodox and Catholic Churches were one and the same until they separated from one another in 1054 mainly over the role of the Pope.

There are very few theological differences. The main difference is that the Orthodox Churches (http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/11329a.htm) use the Byzantine Rite (http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04312d.htm) and the Catholic Church use the Roman or Latin Rite.

Another difference is the Filioque clause in the Nicene Creed, the original which the Orthodox follow is
"And in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, and giver of life, who proceeds from the Father."
And the Catholic revision is:
And in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, and giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filioque

Pope John Paul II said of the Orthodox Churches in Orientale Lumen, "A particularly close link already binds us. We have almost everything in common."

For the entire document, see: http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/john_paul_ii/apost_letters/documents/hf_jp-ii_apl_02051995_orientale-lumen_en.html

With love in Christ.

The Eastern Orthodox faith, whether Greek, Russian, Romanian, or a number of other expressions, is one faith, one Church. Orthodoxy is often characterized as those Christians in communion with the Patriarch of Constantinople, rather than with the Pope of Rome.

The Holy Orthodox Catholic and Apostolic Church and the Roman Catholic Church were one Church for the first millennium of Christianity, so there are many similarities. Common to both are most of the points of the Nicene Creed (http://www.goarch.org/chapel/liturgical_texts/creed):
* belief in the Holy Trinity - Father, Son and Holy Spirit
* the divinity of Jesus Christ
* the Virgin Birth
* the crucifixion and resurrection of Christ
* the ascension of Christ into heaven
* the future return of Christ and the creation of his everlasting kingdom
* eternal life

Similar also are
* the structure of church governance (a hierarchy of of various ranks and responsibilities of bishops, a priesthood, and a donate)Te * the change of communion bread and wine into the body and blood of our Lord Jesus Christ
* baptism in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit
* liturgical worship forms
* the major sacraments (baptism, marriage, ordination, confession, etc.)

Beliefs have become different in some areas over the years. The chief differences, and those which precipitated the split between Orthodox Christianity and Roman Catholicism, commonly called the Great Schism of 1054:

Orthodoxy believes
* the Holy Spirit proceeds from the Father (Nicene Creed and John 15:26)
* the patriarchs of the various churches have no ruling bishop over them all, always having been organized by councils/synods of bishops

Roman Catholicism believes
* the Holy Spirit proceeds from the Father and the Son (an addition to the Creed)
* the Pope of Rome is the presiding bishop over all Christianity

Additional post-schism Catholic dogmas, required for Catholics to believe, but that have never been Orthodox dogmas:
* purgatory
* infallibility of the Pope
* the immaculate conception of Mary

More on the Orthodox Faith can be found here:
http://www.goarch.org/ourfaith/introduction
http://www.orthodoxinfo.com/death/stmark_purg.asp
http://www.orthodoxinfo.com/inquirers/papaldogma.aspx
http://www.orthodoxinfo.com/inquirers/theotokos.aspx

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catholic%E2%80%93Eastern_Orthodox_theological_diff erences

Orthodox Chrch since AD 33 uses any language, Catholic allowed to use something apart from Latin in 1963