THE ROMAN CATHOLIC AND EASTERN ORTHODOX CHURCH Montsi Bonilla Valeria Laddaga Valeria Sanchez

The Roman Catholic Church  Christianity-small number of Jews in Rome  Emperor Constantine-legalized Christianity Catholicism Catholic- universal/whole  The Roman Catholic Church  powerful  Power grew with wealth Able to influence kings/rulers of Europe Opposition led to Excommunication  1054-Great Schism  Caused  Italian pope elected and established a papal court in Rome French disagreed and elected a French Pope based in Avignon Both popes did not recognize each other and excommunicated each other as well  Council of Constance All popes removed and a new pope came into power Religion finally became the Roman Catholic Church

The Eastern Orthodox Church  Byzantine Empire  Built on Christian Faith  Different from Roman Church: Emperor was head Yet had similar beliefs  Main language was Greek  Became officially separated after the Great Schism of 1054

Roman Catholic Church: Relation between Church and State  Germanic Tribes settled  Visigoths  Franks (Clovis)  Society started to join as Germans and Romans intermarried  The Pope was the head of church and state  Pope Gregory I  Papacy became a source political power  Monks started to spread outwards from Rome Practice was monasticism  Fourth century Christianity became supreme religion Gained supremacy where head of Papal states Defending from Heresy-denial of basic church doctrines Church had influence Inquisition - Court that dealt with heretics  Kings wanted power (Henry IV)  Lay investiture-rulers nominated church officials Pope Grogory VII  Struggle led to Concordant of Worms Spiritual weapon was the interdict

Eastern Orthodox Church: Relationship between Church and State  Vikings settled  As places grew they started to attract byzantine missionaries  Started being pressured by Islamic forces  Because of defeats Eastern Roman Empire became much smaller Which was then called Byzantine Empire Both Greek and a Christian state Came to be known as Eastern Orthodox Church  Emperor ruled and appointed patriarch  Justinian  Laws that the system followed  Examples such as hundreds of churches were in the city  Troubles Arose Pope Leo IX vs. Michael Cerularius Each excommunicated each other Schism -split

Roman Catholic Church LaityMembers of the church

Eastern Orthodox Church Laity Regular church members Clergy- : church leaders

Roman Catholic Church: Tools Used to Stay in Power  Western Church-  had monasteries where monks would travel and spread Christianity. Franciscans and Dominicans Defended church against heresy Interdict – showed religious power Inquisition – punish heretics Excommunication - punishment

Eastern Orthodox Church: Tools Used to Stay in Power  Eastern Church-  influenced building as it was shown that the religions were orthodox as hundreds of churches surrounded the rebuilding of in the sixth century.  Also had monasteries especially in Russia  Emperor was on the good side of the church, bringing many contributions to religion.

How Dark Were the Dark Ages For the Church?  Made the ecclesiastical calendar  Celebrate holidays  Peasants Way of Life