What is the difference between Eastern Orthodox and Western Roman Catholic?

Answer 1

Eastern Orthodox does not recognize the authority of the Pope

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Catholic AnswerRoman is an epithet first commonly used in England after the protestant revolt to describe the Catholic Church. It is rarely used by the Catholic Church.

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Except for the Holy Father, as mentioned above, there is very little difference. The Catholic Church in and of itself contains nine main Rites, of which the Latin Rite is the largest. When the Orthodox broke away from the Catholic Church in the eleventh century, each one of them broke in half, half stayed with the Catholic Church and half declared independence, so to speak. The half that stayed with the Church are referred to as Uniate Rites. Thus there is a Greek Uniate Rite, and a Greek Orthodox Rite, and the only difference between the two is that the Uniate are still in Communion with Rome.

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from A Catholic Dictionary, edited by Donald Attwater, Second edition, revised 1957

The Eastern Orthodox Church

The Patriarchates of Constantinople, Alexandria, Antioch and Jerusalem with their associated churches which gradually severed themselves from the Holy See after 1054. ... It now consists of the four independent churches governed by patriarchs of those places and the following other autocephalous churches, namely, of Cyprus, Russia, Georgia, Sinai, Greece, Bulgaria, Serbia, Rumania, Finland, Albania, Poland and Japan. The patriarch of Constantinople has only a primacy of honour; the chiefs of all these churches govern under the control of a holy synod. The Byzantine rite in many languages, is common to all. Their orders and sacraments are valid. The parochial clergy are usually married, and bishops are chosen from among the monks, formerly very numerous. In theory there is complete unity, in fact a substantial agreement touching faith and morals. The Catholic Church regards these churches as being only in schism, but certain dogmatic differences are maintained by many eminent Orthodox theologians. They teach that the infallible Church has no visible head and speaks through the voice of the bishops as a body; the primacy (except of honour) and infallibility of the Holy See are rejected and only the first seven councils recognized as ecumenical. They reject the Filioque, teach that our Lady was purified from original sin at the Annunciation (cf.,Immaculate Conception) and are confused in their doctrine of Purgatory. Their teaching on the Real Presence seems indistinguishable from Transubstantiation, but like all dissident orientals they believe that consecration requires the epiklesis. They reject indulgences, alleging that sacramental absolution remits al temporal punishment. The practice of admitting divorce for adultery and in other circumstances is spreading. Many of the clergy of these churches are most inadequately trained; the people exceedingly devout and attached to their liturgies, but the use of the sacraments is far from general or even common, and their practice accordingly lags behind their external piety. Devotion to our Lady and other saints, and to the images and relics is very strong. The Orthodox are the second largest Christian body, numbering some 40 millions (excluding the large but uncertain number in U.S.S.R. [note-this article was written in 1957]), and found by emigration in most parts of the world; but except by Russians in the middle and far East they have been able to do practically no foreign missionary work....

Answer 2

• They have different authorities of the pope. Different Sacraments, and different dates for religious holidays like Christmas and Easter.
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Answer 3

Pase click the following link to view the article that states the differences between the Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic theologies.