Question

Which is a valid distinction between Roman Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy?

A. The Catholic Church has a single leader in the pope; the Eastern Orthodox Church follows the teachings of its founder, Constantine I.
B. The Catholic Church has a single leader in the pope; the Eastern Orthodox Church is led by a council of five patriarchs.
C. The Catholic Church has a single leader in the pope; the Eastern Orthodox Church has no single leader.
D. The Catholic Church has a single leader in the pope; the Eastern Orthodox Church has a single leader in the patriarch.

Answer 1

The correct answer is:

C. The Catholic Church has a single leader in the pope; the Eastern Orthodox Church has no single leader.

Explanation:

One of the main differences between the Roman Catholicism and the Eastern Orthodoxy is that the Catholic Church has a supreme authority; the Pope, he is infallible and has authority over the whole Church, and the Eastern Orthodox Church doesn't have a centralized authority, all Bishops are leaders of their Church and are not infallible like the Pope; the Patriarch of Constantinople, who is traditionally seen as first among equals doesn't have a real supremacy, it is only a courtesy title.

Answer 2

The correct answer is C. The Catholic Church has a single leader in the pope; the Eastern Orthodox Church has no single leader. That is because unlike the Catholic world where there's only one pope, in the Orthodoxy world every orthodox country has its own orthodox church with a patriarch in charge. They are in no way connected and they don't work together or anything, but usually all of the things they stand for and believe are the same.