▁Empire ▁which ▁included ▁Rome . ▁The ▁final ▁split ▁between ▁Rome ▁and ▁the ▁Eastern ▁Church es , ▁who ▁came ▁to ▁opp ose ▁the ▁views ▁and ▁claims ▁of ▁the ▁Pop es ▁of ▁Rome , ▁took ▁place ▁in ▁ 1 0 5 4 . ▁From ▁that ▁time , ▁with ▁the ▁exception ▁of ▁a ▁brief ▁period ▁of ▁re union ▁in ▁the ▁fif teenth ▁century , ▁the ▁Eastern ▁Church es ▁have ▁continued ▁to ▁reject ▁the ▁claims ▁of ▁the ▁Patri arch ate ▁of ▁Rome ▁( the ▁Catholic ▁Church ) ▁to ▁universal ▁supre m acy ▁and ▁have ▁rejected ▁the ▁concept ▁of ▁pap al ▁inf al lib ility . ▁Do ctr in ally , ▁the ▁main ▁point ▁at ▁issue ▁between ▁the ▁Eastern ▁and ▁Western ▁Church es ▁is ▁that ▁of ▁the ▁process ion ▁of ▁the ▁Holy ▁Spirit ▁and ▁there ▁are ▁also ▁diver gen ces ▁in ▁rit ual ▁and ▁discipline . ▁ ▁The ▁Greek ▁Orth odox ▁include ▁many ▁free - hold ers , ▁and ▁the ▁community ▁is ▁less ▁domin ated ▁by ▁large ▁land own ers ▁than ▁other ▁Christian ▁denomin ations . ▁In ▁present - day ▁Leb anon , ▁Eastern ▁Orth odox ▁Christians ▁have ▁become ▁increasing ly ▁urban ized , ▁and ▁form ▁a ▁major ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁commercial ▁and ▁professional ▁class ▁of ▁Be ir ut ▁and ▁other ▁cities . ▁Many ▁are ▁found ▁in ▁the ▁S out heast ▁( N ab atie h / B eq aa ) ▁and ▁North , ▁near ▁Tri pol i . ▁They ▁are ▁highly ▁educated ▁and ▁well - vers ed ▁in ▁fin ance . ▁The ▁Greek ▁Orth odox ▁church ▁has