Orthodox & Catholic...............?

Politics: both church and civil

cultural and linguistic differences between the Byzantines and Latins

personality clashes between church leaders

Ecclesiological issues:especially the role of the papacy and how independent local or national churches can be

The Filioque clause that the Latin s added to the Creed

Theological issues: the infallibility and supremacy of the Pope of Rome

the Immaculate Conception of Mary

approaches to the theology of Purgatory

The Orthodox Church does not follow the pope, they have no concept of Original sin. No concept of the Immaculate conception.

They do share a lot of ideas with Catholicism however. They allow married men to become priests, but the Catholic Church is far more likely to accept unmarried men, where as Orthodox accept married men more freely.

there are many reasons for the Schism, some take much reading.

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.

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/apo...

With love in Christ.

The reasons.

1. the Role of the Pope the East all Bishops are equal

2. Filioque and other liturgical changes in the west

3. married preists Orthodox ordain married men

Orthodox do not follow the Pope.

orthodox people don't recognize the pope. they also allow their preists to marry.