Church and State in the Byzantine Empire: A Reconsideration of the Problem of Caesaropapism

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C Caesarean section Caesarean section is the orthodox church that the emperor completely governed the Roman / Byzantine Empire, not subordinate to the empire's power, but subordinate to the empire's power and similarly downgraded . This is a Western view that was not seen in Byzantine resources. In Byzantine / Orthodox opinion, the ideal is harmony of emperor / god (God) and church / church power (sacerdotium), not domination or subordination. After the conversion of Emperor Constantine, the relationship between the church and the state of Rome changed drastically (p. 337). So far, Christianity was a persecuted minority, far from the wealth and power of the royal palace and Roman nobleman. After the conversion of Constantine, the bishop is now a symbol of wealth and influence, so the church was promoted to a new level of wealth and power. Emperor did not decide such control

With a certain ability to practice, this power is bound by the church tradition and a firm commitment to the principle of the monastery and pastor's advocate. Finally, the name (caesarean section) did not claim to have the authority of the papal, but because the pope is Roman bishop, the same can be said in the West. Despite the power of the emperor, as the words implies, he did not completely rule the church. He is not an emperor of the Pope and Orthodox church. See also Gratian. Further reading: Genakoplos, D J. "The present state of the Church and the Byzantine Empire: Reconsidering the Kaizaropap problem" ChHist 34 (1965); Hussey, J .; Orthodox Church of Byzantine Empire. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1986; Herring, J .; Formation of the Christian world. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press, 1987. Matthew Herbst