Question

Descirbe the cause and effects of the iconoclast controversy of the 8th and 9th century and how this controversy cause a christian schism between the churches of constibople and rome

Answer 1

The iconoclast controversy was all about destroying religious imagery because it was considered to be a bad thing to have images of saints. The western church wanted to have images of saints while the eastern church wanted to be iconoclastic and not have images.