What are the main difference and similiarities between Catholic Tradtition and Greek orthodox?
Greek Orthodox is a subset (along with Russian, Byzantine, etc.) of the ‘Eastern Orthodox’ communion of churches, all of whom are in union with the spiritual head, the patriarch of Constantinople. The Catholic Church is the communion of churches in union with the bishop of Rome. The latter, Catholic communion includes many ‘Eastern’ churches which are similar in style and practice to the Eastern Orthodox, although the largest Catholic church/rite is the Western, Roman one. Hope that’s not confusing. It’s far more complex than it seems. These two communions of churches gradually drifted apart from the 3rd or 4th century, suffering some severe divisions into the early Middle Ages, and a final schism usually dated to 1054, when the bishop of Rome and the patriarch of Constantinople mutually excommunicated each other. Several attempts afterwards to reunite came to nothing, so the communions remain in schism (although often on very good terms). However, each recognizes the other as a genuin
