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The Schism of 1054
Global History: Spiconardi
Origins
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Iconoclasm  Pope Gregory
speaks out against Byzantine
Empire’s iconoclast movement
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Western culture was evolving
 Influence from Germanic
tribes
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Eastern culture retained its
Hellenistic and Greco-Roman
culture
Origins
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Papacy vs. Secularism
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Secularism  belief that religion should not enter into
the functions of the state
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The East believed the pope claimed to have too much
jurisdiction
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West took issue with Caesaropapism  subordination
of the church to secular rulers
Origins
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The Filoque  Churches debated on the origin of
the Holy Spirit
The Issues
Roman Catholic
Eastern Orthodox
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Mass said in Latin
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Mass said in Greek or
vernacular
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Pope has authority over all
bishops & secular leaders
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Patriarchs and other bishops
head the church as a group
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The emperor has authority over
the patriarchs and bishops
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Priests may marry
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Divorce permitted under
certain conditions
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Priests may not marry
Divorce is not permitted
The Issues
Unleavened or leavened bread?
Western Rite Communion Wafers
Eastern Rite Communion Bread
The Schism of 1054 (The Great Schism)
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In 1054 Pope Leo IX and the
Patriarch (head bishop) of
Constantinople excommunicated one
another after emissaries could not
reconcile during meetings
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Excommunication  depriving a
member of the church the benefits
and privileges of membership
Pope Leo IX
The Schism of 1054 (The Great Schism)
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The excommunications were void
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Pope Leo IX died before he officially served the
excommunication
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Patriarch Michael Cerularius had no authority to
excommunicate
The Schism of 1054 (The Great Schism)
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Christendom splits into the Roman
Catholic Church and the Eastern
Orthodox Church
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Catholic  “universal”
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Orthodox  “right belief”
Today the Roman Catholic Church
and Eastern Church are meeting in
hopes of one day unifying the
Church