I was looking up the differences between Catholic and Orthodox and came across this.
>Original sin is understood differently by the Orthodox, who do not see it as the inheritance of guilt passed down from generation to generation, but rather an inheritance of a fallen condition of humanity. This difference affects the Orthodox understanding of baptism, the Virgin Mary, the Atonement, and the whole approach to sin and salvation.
>After Rome’s separation from the rest of the universal Church in 1054AD, it adopted a new, previously unknown view of Christ’s atonement for sin called the “Satisfaction Theory of Atonement.” Following the theology of Anselm of Canterbury (1109AD), the view holds that God was offended by man’s sin and required reparation (satisfaction) to be made before He could forgive man. Since man’s crime was committed against the infinite God, the payment would also have to be infinite. Therefore, Jesus Christ made satisfaction through the Cross, restoring God’s honor and undoing His being offended. This teaching is rejected by the Orthodox who view Christ’s voluntary sacrifice as the expression of God’s love and a means of rescuing man from death, not God from being offended. The Satisfaction Theory makes God the problem, not man. The focus becomes God’s need to be appeased rather than man’s need to be healed. In effect, it turns the atonement on its head, requiring God to change, not man! The Orthodox hold that it is man who needs repentance not God.
http://www.wenorthodox.com/2012/08/whats-the-difference-between-orthodox-and-catholic-or-protestant/
Could some Orthodox expand on this? The Catholic view is the only one I've ever known(despite technically being a Protestant) so this is a bit difficult for me to grasp.