In 1054, the Church was divided into two branches - Western (Roman Catholic - center in the Vatican) and Eastern (Orthodox - center in Constantinople).
What caused the split?
There were many reasons, the reason, as always, was one - political (Byzantium was "tired" of the hegemony of the Holy Roman Empire of the German nation and declared its independence from the Pope).
If you list all the disagreements between the eastern and western branches - info even in 10 posts will not fit.
The main ones are:
disagreement with the pope's infallibility
denial of the dogma of the Immaculate Conception
different interpretation of the essence of the Holy Spirit
different interpretation of the essence of the Holy Spirit
After leaving the canopy of the Roman Church, Orthodox priests made changes to the rituals (there are also a lot of differences, I will note only a few):
baptism from right to left (not left to right like Catholics)
lack of celibacy
differences in the clergy system
calendar of church holidays.
Catholics celebrate Christmas on December 25 according to the Gregorian calendar, while Orthodox Christians celebrate January 7 according to the Julian calendar (by the way, do you know what the transition to the Gregorian calendar is connected with and where did it come from?)
It is also noteworthy that the date of birth of Jesus Christ on December 25 is conditional. In fact, you will not find any date of birth in the Bible or in historical documents. Why did you choose December 25?
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12 января 2022