> (Was the Roman Catholic/Eastern Orthodox split over > the Nicene creed? > Was there some other split over the Nicene creed? > What were the points > of contention?)
Nope. Ultimately the split in the churches were over other points of doctrine, but chiefly it was over who had primacy within the church; The Pope in Rome (whose claim was that he was a direct descendent from Paul, empowered from his original office as one of the Apostles), or the Patriarch of Constantinople (whose claim was that he was the patriarch of the greatest city in Christiandom, as well as, perhaps, serving under the reign of an Emperor that can trace his lineage or succession of authority from the original Roman emperors). Ultimately it was the result of the two churches moving apart as the Eastern church was much more influenced by Oriental ideals of religion, while the Western continued in its own direction. The Nicene creed was set down at the Council of Nicaea, 425, when there was no split in the church. Damon. ===== ------------------------------------------------------------ Damon Agretto [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum." http://www.geocities.com/garrand.geo/index.html Now Building: ------------------------------------------------------------ __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? New and Improved Yahoo! Mail - Send 10MB messages! http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
