orthodox

Derived from a Greek term meaning “right belief” and also “right worship.” When the term is not capitalized it typically refers to teachings in Christian traditions that are not heretical. When capitalized it refers to the mainstream Christian traditionThis word comes from a Latin term meaning “to hand down,” that originally referred to the teaching of the apostles as handed down in the churches ... more in the East that is also often referred to as Eastern Orthodox or Greek Orthodox because it was founded in the Greek speaking eastern half of the Roman Empire(27 B.C.) After a period of unrest and competing generals jockeying for power, Octavian, the adopted son of Julius Caesar, becomes the first official ... more which later developed into the Byzantine Empire and then spread to the Slavic regions. Today, Orthodox Christians consist of about 3 percent of the world’s population with Catholics about 19 percent and Protestants about 8 percent.