The Difference Between The Roman Catholic Church And The Eastern Orthodox Catholic Church

The Roman Catholic Church is the Christian church which is headed by the pope in Rome. The Catholic Church claims to be the church established by Jesus Christ and his apostles. “Eastern Orthodoxy is the name we use for the form of Christianity that was spread from Byzantium to various peoples in Eastern Europe.”(Oxtoby, 239). The Eastern Orthodox Church claim to be the one true church which has stemmed down from Jesus Christ and his apostles. Their teachings are based on the bible and the idea that on the apostles’ early missions to East they laid the foundation for the true Christian gospel.
One important distinction between both churches is that there is no pope in the Eastern Orthodox Catholic Church. There is no one human authority with the power to lead out the whole entire flock. This is a strict contrast with the Roman Catholics who have a leader who is infallible, divine and a successor to St.Peter one of Christ’s apostles. Also, unlike in Roman Catholic Church all bishops are of the same value, having no man greater than another.