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

Question

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

Answer 1

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

This answer accurately reflects the differences in beliefs about church authority between the Western (Roman Catholic) and Eastern (Orthodox) churches during that time. The Western church, led by the pope, claimed universal authority over all Christians, while the Eastern church did not accept this papal supremacy and maintained a more decentralized structure with authority spread among various patriarchs.