Western Church Similarities Eastern Church

The bishop of Rome (more Both were equally popular The Byzantine emperor
commonly known as Pope) among their respective mainly managed all church
managed all church affairs followers affairs

Pope alone claimed all The power was shared by

powers and referred to him both the emperor and the
as the sole representative of patriarch.
Christ on earth.

Cannot marry or have Maintained their right to

intimate relationships marry.

Translations in the West Both the translations of the Whereas in the East, Greek
made in Latin Bible created problems for was the language used
their fellow readers.

Christmas Day that is the On the other hand, Eastern

birth of Jesus, is the main Christians observed Easter
celebration for western as a holy day in order to
Christians. celebrate the resurrection of
Jesus.

Initially, both eastern and

western questions Grade to
the image of Christ, the Virgin
Mary, and the saints.

But Western Christians Later, The Byzantine emperor

continued to use icons outlawed the veneration of
despite warnings from the icons, saying it violated God's
East that they were angry commandment against
with God by worshipping worshipping 'graven images.
false idols.

From the west, the pope took later empress restored

a hand in the dispute, the use of icons in the east,
excommunicating the the conflict left great
emperor, i.e. was a formal resentment against the Pope.
ban from church activities

Pope excommunicated the The bans set off violent The Patriarch
Patriarch battles within the empires excommunicated the Pope.

Thereafter, contracts
between the two churches
were guarded and distant.
They treated each other as
rivals rather than as
branches of the same faith