Who is the leader of the Christian Church?
Christians do not agree upon a single earthly leader. The Catholic branch of Christianity looks to the Bishop (overseer) of the Roman church as the leader. He is referred to as “the Pope”. Throughout history, Christians have argued and debated about doctrine. The early debates were over issues of the dual nature of Jesus – God and Man simultaneously. Other debates have concerned the timing and nature of the return of Jesus. These debates were settled by great church councils which debated, worked, argued, and eventually came through the detailed philosophical issues to pronounc a standard view for Christians. The relatively small percentage of people who disagreed found that their beliefs were deemed “heresy” or false teachings. Although the heresies were settled by reasonable men searching for the truth, later debates were more political and resulted in major church splits, or “schisms”. Around the year 1000, the Greek liturgy Eastern Orthodox churches and the Latin liturgy Roman Cath
