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No the Greek Orthodox Chuch is part of the One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church.
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How old is greek orthodox?
The Greek Orthodox Church is one of the oldest Christian traditions, tracing its roots back to the early Christian communities in Byzantium in the first century AD. It officially became separate from the Roman Catholic Church in 1054 with the Great Schism.
The Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church split apart in the year when their leaders excommunicated each other.?
Yes. It is the Great Schism of 1054. Excommunication means that the excommunicant is barred from the sacraments of the Church, and through transitivity, the mysteries of the Church itself. Thus, the Roman Church is out of communion with the Orthodox Church, and vice-versa.
What is the official religion in a communist state?
Apart from Marxism, Lenninism and Communism; mostly Atheism... You also have the Orthodox Russian Church which (I believe) is a quasi-Christian/pagan state church.
What is the primary difference between the Russian Orthodox Church and the Coptic Orthodox Church?
It's just a difference in administration. The beliefs are identical. If a Greek moves to Russia, he worships in a Russian Orthodox church, and vice versa. In the US, there will ultimately be only one administration, an American Orthodox church. At the moment there are several administrations, each under the supervision of the national church of another country. The Greek and the Russian are the largest of those administrations. Orthodox Christians in the US are free to worship at any Orthodox church, regardless of national origin. Those who are from an Orthodox country have so far tended more often to choose a church under the supervision of that country's national church. In addition, there may be some local variations in custom and tradition. For instance, compare the iconography of Russia with Greek icons, and both of those with Coptic. They are all icons, but look a little different based on local tradition. The Faith is one, but the Orthodox Church does not shy from embracing (and transforming) native cultures. Yeah theres realy not much of a difference just the languge,everything is the same icons church equipment and church dates.
What is the difference between Greek Orthodox Church and Ukrainian Orthodox Church?
The Eastern Orthodox Church is a Christian church. All Christian churches share the belief that Jesus Christ is God, born on Earth as a man, and that salvation, or freedom from sin, is to be attained by following Christ as one's personal Lord and Saviour. Just as doctrine varies among other Christian churches, the Orthodox Church has doctrine that sets it apart. Some notable points are the Orthodox perspectives on the meaning of salvation, the concept of heaven and hell, and whether the Bible is to be interpreted literally. If you would like to investigate the differences between Eastern Orthodoxy and other Christian churches such as Catholicism and various Protestant denominations, a wealth of information is available at the Orthodox Church of America's website, which you will find in the related links section.
Why Catholic Easter is one week before orthodox?
Because the two Churches (Orthodox and Catholic) use different calendars to calculate the date of Easter (which is a movable holiday). The Orthodox Church uses the Julian calendar, whereas the Catholic Church uses the Gregorian calendar. The two Easters are not always a week apart (in 2007, they were on the same day), but that's usually the case.
What is the movement of the Eastern Orthodox Christianity?
The Eastern Orthodox Church is one of the two halves of Christianity that emerged after the Great Schism of 1054. It is much more deeply rooted in mysticism than its Western counterpart, the Catholic Church, and claims to uphold the traditions of the original Church of ancient times. The Orthodox and Catholic Churches formally split in 1054 with the excommunication of the Patriarch of Constantinople and his counter excommunication of several papal legates. Eastern and Western Christianity had been growing apart for many centuries, and had their adherents had clashed over a range of issues from the role and power of the pope, the Filioque Controversy, the issue of Iconoclasm, and a multitude of others, with events of 1054 being the final straw. The Orthodox Church has since divided in several 'autocephalous' branches, including the Greek Orthodox and Russian Orthodox churches. Several attempts have been made towards reunification, but none so far has succeeded.
What is the meaning of a 'heretic'?
It is from the Greek word "herein" (transliteration, Greek has its own alphabet) menaing "to choose freely". In the Catholic Church it is a person who chooses not to believe in a dogma (teaching) or dogmas of the Church. By choosing freely, he sets himself apart from the Church. Thus, a "heretic" is one who does not believe what the church teaches that he should believe.
What are the basic characteristics of Greek classicism?
Greeks have a huge culture. They praise the bond of a family (that's also why in Greek movies houses are full of relatives!) They have very close relationships with both friends and family. Also a huge part of their culture is religion. Religion is 100% important to them. They are Greek orthodox, and Greek orthodox religions is not a brake apart religion like all others have broken apart from the catholic, but is a pure religion that has withstood the test of time. Oh, and their food is amazing! There are so many part of a Greek classical culture, that i don't have time to tell you all of them. Hope I helped!
France was torn apart by religious wars between catholics and?
... and Protestants.
What is the difference between romaan Catholic and Catholic?
Well, "catholic" spelled with a lower-case "c", is a word meaning, "all-inclusive". It is not necessarily a religious word, at all. Roman Catholic is a Christian religion, and the word, "Catholic" is a religious word meaning, "all-inclusive" or "available to all". There are 2 Catholic churches. The church in Roman-held areas was a rival to the church in areas of what is now Turkey. The head of that church was in Byzantium. Eventually, the 2 church group broke apart, one being called the Roman Catholic church, and the other being called the Byzantine Catholic church. The Byzantine Catholic church is today better know as the Greek Orthodox church and Russian Orthodox church. Thus church follows the old, old practices that the Roman Catholic church has abandoned or altered over the years.
What is the difference between Greek Orthodox and Russian Orthodox?
Apart from language of worship and some differing rituals- not much. The Russians tend towards a spiritual numerology that favors the number l,3, and 5. it is common for an Orthodox church to have five domes- the center one symbolizing God or the Church and the outer four the four Gospels. ( it can also be argued the four points of the Compass) they have many domes- naturally Cathedrals have more. The Greeks prefer a center-type cruciform ( cross- shaped- Greek cross naturally) and this may have been borrowed form the Greek Theate, thus the Altar is center stage and there are four ranks of pews stemming from the four arms of the cross. the Russians, owing to larger church formats, do not necessarily follow this practice. a sort of panorama stage runs around the perimeter of the altar, and this is used in certain ceremonies such as weddings- thus Three Times around the Horn, which has slang meanings.
