HIST 288 Study Guide - Excommunication, Humbert Of Silva Candida, Filioque
28 Mar 2014
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Eastern and western christianity: mapping out the differences (continued) (6) authority in matters of faith: the pope in the west. Originally did not have power to make decisions of faith on his own but needed role of councils: patriarch of constantinople. Crises in relations between eastern and western christianity (1) the iconoclasm controversy the destruction of images. Icon = greek for image, usually used for religious purposes. In the ot israel was warned not to make idols or worship graven images. It was a symbol of an abstract idea to remind them of it. It became an integral part of worship, but not worship itself. Still people who see it as idol worship with good reason as many new converts were from paganism where idols were worshipped. Western reaction: the pope saw himself as a leader of the entire church, including the. Long term consequences: wave of lombards (barbarians) come into italy and take territory of.
