Do Orthodox Christians have more freedom than Catholics to dissent from Church teachings on political and social issues?

I know that the Patriarch of Constantinople has no binding authority over individual bishops and there is no doctrine of infallibility, but what about the authority that bishops and priests have over lay Orthodox Christians? Are there any teachings one can dissent from or rules one can break and remain in communion? In general, is there more room for divergent viewpoints than there is in the Catholic Church?