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1. Byzantine

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   Theology and Ecclesiastical Structure
   The Byzantine Empire was fundamentally a theocratic state, where the Emperor held supreme authority in both secular and religious administration, a concept known as Caesaropapism. The theological locus was the Pentarchy (the five major patriarchal sees: Rome, Constantinople/), Alexandria, Antioch, and Jerusalem), a…

2. Eastern Orthodox Churches

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   History and Schisms
   The historical development of the Eastern Orthodox Church is marked by gradual divergence from the Latin West, culminating formally in the Great Schism of 1054. While theological disagreements, such as the primacy of Rome and the addition of the Filioque to the Creed, were long-standing catalysts, the primary accelerant to the formal split was perceived cultural incompatibility and political tension betw…

3. Fourth Crusade

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   The conquest of Constantinople resulted in the dismantling of the Byzantine political structure and the establishment of the Latin Empire of Constantinople, ruled by Baldwin of Flanders. The surviving Byzantine nobility established successor states, most notably the Empire of Nicaea, which maintained the legitimate claim to the imperial throne.
   The cultural …

4. Latin Christianity

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   Historical Development and Linguistic Hegemony
   The designation "Latin Christianity" is primarily a historical and geographical distinction, solidified after the Great Schism of 1054, although the divergence began centuries earlier. The use of Latin as the universal language of the Western Church cemented its distinct identity, even in areas where Romance languages were not natively spoken, such as Germanic and Slavic territories [2].
   The Role of Vulgar Translation

5. Nicene Creed

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   Eastern Objection
   The Eastern Churches staunchly rejected the Filioque insertion on two primary grounds. First, they maintained that any alteration to a Creed established by an Ecumenical Council constituted an illicit unilateral revision of universal dogma. Second, theologically, they argued that inserting the Filioque disrupted the monarchia- (single source) of the Godhead, suggesting the Father was not the sole source of divini…