Catholic Church Division of the church Christianity

Catholic Church

Division of the church Christianity East-Greek West (Catholics) The center was in Rome 1054 (orthodox believers) The center was in Constantinople

Vatican is the center of Catholic church

• Vatican City is the smallest independent state in the world in terms of inhabitants and size. It occupies an area of 44 hectares. • Vatican City State is governed as an absolute monarchy. The Head of State is the Pope who holds full legislative, executive and judicial powers.

1. Rome church was created by common God. 2. Only roman bishop has the right to be called as universal. 3. Only he can depose bishops and restore them 4. Only he has the right dispose the signs of imperator highs (достоинства). 5. All princes kiss his feet. 6. Only his name mentioned in the church. 7. He is the only named as a pope 8. Only he can depose the imperators 9. Nobody can abolish his decisions, but he can abolish the decisions of other people. 10. Nobody can judge him»

Religious doctrines • Holy Writ (The Bible) • Holy Legend

Catholic bishops get never married (celibate обет безбрачия)

Catholics worship to relicts, cult of martyrs ['mɑːtə] and holy fools

The differences from Orthodox church • • Catholic church confesses in the symbol of belief, that holy spirit come from god father and his son (the filioque филиокве) Catholic church forbids divorces. Catholic church proclaims a dogma about chaste conception of virgin Mary. Catholic church accept the dogma about domination of the Pope