Similarities and differences between the Orthodox and Catholic churches.

| May 2, 2021 | education

In fact, all differences arise from human weaknesses, from greed, the desire for power by the church leadership. Both churches are Christian.

Differences:

1. The unity of the church. The Orthodox share the same faith and sacraments. Catholics also need a Pope.

2. Understanding the Universal Church. The Orthodox believe that it is in every local Church. Catholics believe that local ties should only be with the Roman Catholic Church.

3. Catholics believe the Holy Spirit comes from the Father and the Son. The Orthodox believe that from the Father, or from the Father through the Son.

4. Catholics are monogamous. Orthodox Christians allow divorce.

5. There is no purgatory in Orthodoxy.

6. The Orthodox believe that Mary came from a vicious conception.

7. The stay of Mary in heaven in soul and body in Orthodoxy is not fixed dogmatically.

8. The Orthodox do not recognize the Pope, his decisions,

9. Liturgies and masses are significantly different.

10. Cathedrals.



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