The Great Schism of the Middle Ages

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What was the outcome of the second council of Nicaea?

Images of saints were banned from churches and homes

Images of saints can be displayed in churches and homes, but statues remained forbidden (correct)

All forms of religious images were banned

Statues of saints were allowed in churches and homes

Who was responsible for the destruction of holy pictures during the iconoclastic period?

Theophilus

Pope Leo IX

Irene of Athens

Leo III (correct)

What was the significance of the Filioque controversy?

It was a dispute about the authority of the Pope

It was a conflict about the role of saints in the Church

It was a disagreement over the wording of the Creed (correct)

It was a debate about the use of icons in worship

Where is the Western Church based?

Rome Signup and view all the answers

What is the main reason behind the iconoclastic controversy?

The possibility of idolatry Signup and view all the answers

Who was responsible for restoring icon veneration in the Eastern Church?

The widow of Theophilus Signup and view all the answers

What event marked the final break between the Eastern and Western Churches?

The excommunication of Michael Cerularius Signup and view all the answers

According to the Western Church, what is the role of the pope?

The pope has authority over all other bishops Signup and view all the answers

What is the main difference in the depiction of Jesus in religious art between the Eastern and Western Churches?

Jesus is depicted as majestic in the Eastern Church and suffering in the Western Church Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the controversy that disputed the use of religious images in the Byzantine empire?

The Iconoclastic Controversy Signup and view all the answers

The Great Schism of the Middle Ages

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Questions and Answers

What was the outcome of the second council of Nicaea?

Who was responsible for the destruction of holy pictures during the iconoclastic period?

What was the significance of the Filioque controversy?

Where is the Western Church based?

What is the main reason behind the iconoclastic controversy?

Who was responsible for restoring icon veneration in the Eastern Church?

What event marked the final break between the Eastern and Western Churches?

According to the Western Church, what is the role of the pope?

What is the main difference in the depiction of Jesus in religious art between the Eastern and Western Churches?

What is the name of the controversy that disputed the use of religious images in the Byzantine empire?

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