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The roman catholic church during the middle ages in Europe can best be described as a church that?

The Roman catholic church during the middle ages in Europe can best be described as a church that was a stable influence. This was during a time where central governments were weaker.


What was the byzantine church called after the great schism?

After the Great Schism of 1054, the Byzantine church, which was originally known as the Eastern Orthodox Church, became distinct from the Roman Catholic Church. The Byzantine church continued to be referred to as the Eastern Orthodox Church, while the Roman Catholic Church retained its name. The Great Schism created a permanent divide between the two branches of Christianity, leading to different theological beliefs and practices.


Is the western or eastern church transcendent?

eastern


What Christian Church did most people belong to in the Middle Ages?

The most important Church of the Middle Ages was the Catholic Church. When it split in 1054, it became the Roman Catholic Church in the West and the Eastern Orthodox Church in the East. There were always other Churches. The Celtic Church, the Coptic Orthodox Church and the Oriental Orthodox Churches were very early and all predated the Middle Ages. The Celtic Christian Church was absorbed by the Catholic Church, but the others continue. There were also heterodox organizations outside orthodox Christianity, and some of these were declared heretical, in some cases resulting in military operations.


What was the medieval European Church called?

The Catholic Church, or simply "the Church": there was no other in medieval Europe, and it certainly wasn't referred to as the Roman Catholic Church until the protestant revolt in England centuries later. The center of the Church was in Rome; the word "catholic" means universal. It was meant as the "universal church", or the church for everybody.

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What 2 churches emerged from the schism in the Christian church?

the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Roman Catholic Church


When did the Eastern Orthodox Church split from the Roman Catholic Church?

The Eastern Orthodox Church split from the Roman Catholic Church in 1054, in an event known as the Great Schism.


In the Roman Catholic Church have there been any ordinations of a female deacon in eastern Canada or was this the Eastern Church?

A female has never been ordained to "major orders" deacon/priest in the Roman Catholic Church, the Uniate Churches (Eastern Catholic) or Orthodox Church


Is Melkite Church a Cathloic Church?

The Melkite Greek Catholic Church is an Eastern Catholic Church in full communion with the Holy See as part of the worldwide Catholic Church.


The Christian Church divided into the Roman Catholic Church and the .?

the Eastern Orthodox Church


How does the Eastern church help Catholic churches?

I don't know if you should put it that way, try this: The Eastern Rite Churches are all part of the Catholic Church.


What is the christian church of the west?

Roman Catholic AnswerThe Catholic Church is sometimes known as the Western Church to distinguish it from the Eastern Orthodox Church.


Why did the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church split?

The Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church split in 1054 due to disagreements over the authority of the Pope, theological differences, and cultural and political divisions.


Was The Pope head of the Eastern Orthodox Church?

No, the Pope is the head of the Roman Catholic church. The Ecumenical Patriarch is the head of the Eastern Orthodox Church.


Why did the Anglican church break away from the eastern othodox?

The Church of England did not break away from the Eastern Orthodox Church, it broke from the Roman Catholic Church in 1534.


What are the Names of different types of Church's?

Roman Catholic and Eastern rites such as the Byzantine Catholic Church and the Maronite rite.


What are the Eastern Catholic Sacraments?

.Catholic AnswerThe Catholic Church has the same seven sacraments the world over.