The Orthodox and Catholic Churches recognize seven sacraments – "Baptism, Confirmation, Eucharist, Penance, Anointing of the sick, Matrimony and Holy Orders.... The Council of Chalcedon was the 4th Ecumenical Council by the Roman Catholic Church, Orthodox Church, Eastern Church and other Christian groups. ... The creed was readily accepted by the churches of the west but was rejected some eastern churches. ...

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The East-West division resulted in the Eastern Churches becoming Orthodox (1054). ... Ecumenical docents such as the Decree on Ecumenism (1964), Decree on the Catholic Churches of Eastern Rite (1964) and the Declaration on the Relation of the Church to Non-Christian churches of 1965 are examples of the Churches participation in ecumenical movement. ...

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The Christian Identity: Christianity grew from a small group of followers into a full fledged religion in the fourth to the sixth century when the Roman Catholic Church replaced the Roman Empire. The church was now head of authority and set all the laws as the Pope looked over the states. They es...

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