what is the difference in catholic and orthodox?
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The Catholic Church believes the pope to be infallible in matters of doctrine. Orthodox believers reject the infallibility of the pope and consider their own patriarchs, too, as human and thus subject to error. In this way, they are similar to Protestants, who also reject any notion of papal primacy.
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Another difference between these two is related to the language used during church services. In Roman Catholic churches, services are held in Latin, while in Greek Orthodox churches, native languages are used. Another difference between the two religions is the concept of original sin.
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As far as doctrine, Holy Tradition, understanding of Scripture, etc., there is no difference between Greek and Russian Orthodox churches. ... As far as doctrine, Holy Tradition, understanding of Scripture, etc., there is no difference between Greek and Russian Orthodox churches.
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Catholics (and Orthodox, and some of the Anglican communion) is a High Church style of worship. One exists and the other doesn't. The so called "evangelicals" are non Liturgical protestants and as such they don't have a mass.
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The first difference is relates to the Pope. For the Roman Catholics, the Pope is infallible; he can contradict lower ranking church leaders. On the other hand, Greek Orthodox believers consider a 'highest bishop', also known as the 'first among equals'.
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One of the differences between Protestants and Catholics is the way they view bread and wine during religious services. Catholics believe that the bread and wine actually turns into the body and blood of Christ. Protestants believe it stays bread and wine and only represents Christ.
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As nouns the difference between fundamentalism and orthodoxy is that fundamentalism is (religion) the tendency to reduce a religion to its most fundamental tenets, based on strict interpretation of core texts while orthodoxy is correctness in doctrine and belief.
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They do not differ by much, and some Coptic Christians are actually Catholic. Coptic Catholics and Coptic Orthodox basically beleive exact same thing, except that the Coptic Catholics accept the Patriarch of Rome's (the Pope) primacy over the Patriarch of Alexandra, as the head of the Universal Catholic Church.
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The most fundamental difference between the Orthodox and reform Jews is a result of difference in interpretation and understanding of the Torah. ... The Orthodox believe that Torah is the direct word of God and cannot be changed. It is a not only inspired by divine, as Reformists would think, but it is from God Himself.
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Roman Catholics tend to define the church as the bishops, and Protestants speak of the priesthood of all believers. For authority, Roman Catholics believe in the infallibility of the pope, and Protestants do not. Many conservative Protestants believe in the infallibility of the Bible, a sort of paper pope.
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If so, what are they? There is an important difference for the Old Testament. Orthodox use the oldest version ( 3rd century BCE) of the Old Testament which is the Septuagint or in Greek Εβδομήκοντα (evdomikonda), and Catholics use the Masoretic version (dates from the 10th century CE).
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They are completely separate things: A priest is a man who has been called by God to minister to Him at the altar, and to bring God to people. ... A monk is a man who has given his life to God in a monastery under vows of stability, obedience, and conversatio morum.
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The Eastern Churches do not accept the pope's rulings or leadership. They are now known as the Eastern Orthodox Churches. The Roman Catholic Church believes in having a pope and the Eastern Orthodox Church does not, which is the biggest difference between the Churches.
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The Orthodox church is composed of several smaller Churches. ... In Eastern Europe and the middle east- the church is divided along geographic lines, so the Russian Orthodox Church is simply the Church in Russia and the Greek Orthodox Church is simply the Church in Greece.
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Historically, the term "Greek Orthodox" has been used to describe all Eastern Orthodox Churches in general, since "Greek" in "Greek Orthodox" can refer to the heritage of the Byzantine Empire. ... Thus, the Eastern Church came to be called "Greek" Orthodox in the same way that the Western Church is called "Roman" Catholic.
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The main difference is the Maronite is an Eastern church that shares many attributes with the surrounding Orthodox churches. But the Maronite is in full communion with Rome and accept all the Popes' teachings and dogmas etc. ... So yes, any Roman Catholic can attend a Maronite mass because they are also Roman Catholics.
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The Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church have been in a state of official schism from one another since the East–West Schism of 1054. ... The main theological differences with the Catholic Church are the papal primacy and the filioque clause.