Latin and Greek Christians
Tia M. Kolbaba
At the end of Late Antiquity, when this chapter begins, Alps were a Great Divide between Mediterranean cultures and transalpine ones; Rome Constantinople had more in common with one another than either did Germanic groups north. The emperors still wielded enough authority to arrest popes who resisted their policies, papal apokrisiarios at imperial court was an important figure Rome. But by 1100 themselves often came from north Alps, few West knew Greek, authority, acknowledged Rome, Germany. Latin world, developing with, assimilated to, combined world northwestern Europe, lost sympathy for Byzantine ways ruling while its own hierarchies. role prestige western church beyond ken Byzantines, emperor eastern puzzled appalled Christians. Theological ritual differences added general sense estrangement, reflected most famously chronicles crusades. To describe relations Greek Christians seventh century eleventh is, then, write history schism Roman Catholic Orthodox churches. Yet overabundant hindsight lurks such statement. A narrative which begins – tends overemphasize disagreements earlier eras overlook charity cooperation. It rely on sources that “explain” origins assume or explicitly say there no all.
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