Compare And Contrast Eastern And Catholic Church

The groups of churches that are in communion with the Pope are part of the Catholic Church. There are quite a few individual churches, also known as Rites, which are part of the Catholic Church. The Roman Catholic Church and Eastern Catholic Church are often considered the same thing. Though the two do have many things in common, there are many things that separate them from each other. The Roman Rite and the Eastern Rite are equal, they teach the same faith, and it is the local customs that make them different.

After the Apostles were told to spread the Good News of the Gospel they carried that message to new and unknown places of the world, journeying far to the East and West. At the time, the Roman Empire consisted of the majority of Western

After the Pope, a Patriarch was given the highest ecclesiastical dignity. The Patriarch was given jurisdiction of the bishop, priests, and people in his rite’s territory. The old Canon Law recognized three Patriarchs and each were placed in charge of a territory of the Church. The Patriarchs were given equal rank while the Pope has authority over them all and the Church. With the way the ecclesiastical hierarchy was set up under these Patriarchs and given the different locations of each, it is easy to see how each area developed its own culture. Each of these Rites soon had their own culture, practices, languages, and traditions. Yet they all believed in the same faith under the same God. With each practicing the same faith under the same God, each Rite was considered

The Roman Rite has many traditions that developed over time have been kept fundamentally the same, though they differ a lot from the Eastern Rite. In the Roman Rite, the liturgy is referred to as the Mass or The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. In the Roman Rite, instead of using leavened bread, it is typical that unleavened bread is used when celebrating the Eucharist during Mass. Also, instead of bowing, like done in the Eastern Rite, genuflecting is what is done when venerating the Blessed Sacrament. In the Eastern Catholic Church all three Sacraments of Initiation are done at the same moment, but in the Roman Catholic Church each sacrament takes place at a different time in a persons life. The events are separated and given to the individual as they grow in their