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Explanation:
Summary
1. Believers of Greek Orthodoxy are mainly found in Northern Africa, Asia Minor, and Middle East; Roman Catholics are mainly seen in Western Europe, Northern and Western part of the Mediterranean region.
2. Greek language is used in church functions of Greek Orthodox; Latin is the official language of Roman Catholic churches.
3. During Divine Liturgy, Byzantines use leavened bread; Roman Catholics use unleavened bread.
4. Byzantines emphasize on divinity of Christ; Roman Catholics emphasize on humanity of Christ.
5. Byzantines consider highest Bishop as the supreme authority of the sect, but do not consider him as infallible. They do not accept papacy; Roman Catholics accept Pope as the supreme authority of the sect, and consider him as infallible.
6. Byzantines believe that Mary committed the original sin; Roman Catholics believe Mary did not commit the original sin.
7. Byzantines pay homage to icons; Roman Catholics pay homage to statues.
8. Eastern Orthodoxy allows marriage of clergies; Roman Catholics do not allow marriage of clergies.
9. Byzantines do not believe in the concept of purgatory and stations of cross; Roman Catholics believe in both.
10. By unity of churches Byzantine understand membership in one of the churches; whereas Roman Catholics understand by it – participation in the organization headed by Pope.
Answer: Questioning by reformers inspired more reformers.
The Reformation was a schism in Western Christianity initiated by Martin Luther's publication of the <em>Ninety-Five Theses</em> in 1517. It lasted roughly until 1648, when the Thirty Years' War ended.
The movement gave rise to several different Christian denominations, such as Lutherans, Baptists, Unitarians, Anglicans and Reformed. Its ideas were mostly restricted to Western Europe, although they were carried to the Americas and the rest of the world with the establishment of colonies. Although the Catholic Church tried to suppress these movements with the Counter-Reformation, the spread of ideas was difficult to contain. The beginning of the movement in Germany inspired other reformers all over Europe. The spread of information was aided by Gutenberg's recently introduced printing press.
There were many ideas that influenced the Reformation, such as the ideas of humanism and nationalism. Nevertheless, the movement was ultimately theological. It did not try to undermine Christianity as such, but Catholic practices that were perceived to contradict the scriptures.
