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There are actually few differances between the two churches and that is because the Roman Catholic Church stems from the Eastern Orthodox Church to begin with.

Roman Catholics

For many years the catholics believed in Divine Right to know the words of God so only the elite could read The Bible and texts (because only the elite spoke and understood Latin)

Roman Catholics (RC) believe that Easter follows the Lunar calendar (nothing more) it occurs after the first Sunday after the first full moon of the Spring Solstice

Roman catholics adorn their churches with statues which replaced the Icons.

RCs also focus more on the New Testiment of The Bible rather then the Old and are also more focused on the Crusifiction of Jesus that is why many adorn their necklaces with crusifixes as well as their homes

The belief in indulgences and necessary confession to perge the soul , as well as the single head of the church (Pope) are Western RC philosophies

Many of these traits are no longer applicable

Eastern Orthodox Faith

Icons are still more previlant in the churches

Churches use local languages which everyone can understand with little traces of Greek found in obscure locations

Churches base Easter off of the Hebrew Calendar because Jesus used the Hebrew holidays to mark the date of his crusifixion. Easter is the first sunday, after the first full moon after the Spring Equinox AFTER PASSOVER. In the end it can be either the same day, a month apart or a week apart from RC and Western Easter

No single head to the church and no belief in indulgences, or necessary confiession for sin relief

There is no crusifix portreyed in a life-like (3D) mannor of Jesus, only 2d and they are never worn around the neck. The focus is on the Life of Jesus (old testiment) but still emphizising the New Testiment

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There are actually few differances between the two churches and that is because the Roman Catholic Church stems from the Eastern Orthodox Church to begin with.

Roman Catholics

For many years the catholics believed in Divine Right to know the words of God so only the elite could read the Bible and texts (because only the elite spoke and understood Latin)

Roman Catholics (RC) believe that Easter follows the Lunar calendar (nothing more) it occurs after the first Sunday after the first full moon of the Spring Solstice

Roman catholics adorn their churches with statues which replaced the Icons.

RCs also focus more on the New Testiment of the Bible rather then the Old and are also more focused on the Crusifiction of Jesus that is why many adorn their necklaces with crusifixes as well as their homes

The belief in indulgences and necessary confession to perge the soul , as well as the single head of the church (Pope) are Western RC philosophies

Many of these traits are no longer applicable

Eastern Orthodox Faith

Icons are still more previlant in the churches

Churches use local languages which everyone can understand with little traces of Greek found in obscure locations

Churches base Easter off of the Hebrew Calendar because Jesus used the Hebrew holidays to mark the date of his crusifixion. Easter is the first sunday, after the first full moon after the Spring Equinox AFTER PASSOVER. In the end it can be either the same day, a month apart or a week apart from RC and Western Easter

No single head to the church and no belief in indulgences, or necessary confiession for sin relief

There is no crusifix portreyed in a life-like (3D) mannor of Jesus, only 2d and they are never worn around the neck. The focus is on the Life of Jesus (old testiment) but still emphizising the New Testiment

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The churches are both very similar but the major differences are:

The Catholics recognize the pope as the head of the Church, the Orthodox do not.

The Orthodox permit married clergy, the Catholics generally do not.

The Orthodox and Catholics disagree over some wording in the Nicene Creed - the 'filioque' controversy.

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