Around 1000 C.E., how did beliefs about church authority differ between Western church leaders and Eastern church leaders?

Question

A.
Western leaders said the pope in Rome had power over the entire church, while Eastern leaders did not recognize his authority over them.
B.
Western leaders agreed with the idea that the emperor should be the final authority over church matters, but the Eastern leaders did not.
C.
Western leaders stated that each priest did not have to answer to anyone but God, but the Eastern leaders disagreed.
D.
Western leaders declared that the pope and emperor should share government power, while Eastern leaders said only the pope had power.

Answer 1

The correct answer is:

A. Western leaders said the pope in Rome had power over the entire church, while Eastern leaders did not recognize his authority over them.

This reflects the significant difference in church authority between the Western (Roman Catholic) Church, which recognized the pope as the supreme authority, and the Eastern Orthodox Church, which operated with a more decentralized structure and did not accept the pope's authority.