Page "Pope Adrian IV" Paragraph 10

Hopes for a lasting alliance with the Byzantine Empire had also come up against insuperable problems.

Pope Adrian IV's conditions for a union between the eastern and western church included recognition of his religious authority over Christians everywhere, and the Emperor's recognition of his secular authority ; neither East nor West could accept such conditions.

Adrian's secular powers were too valuable to be rendered and Manuel's subjects could never have accepted the authority of the distant Bishop of Rome.

In spite of his friendliness towards the Roman Church, Adrian never felt able to honour Manuel with the title of " Augustus ".

Ultimately, a deal proved elusive, and the two churches remained divided.