The first split between the Christian church in the East and the Christian church in the West probably took place during the time of the Byzantine Empire. Some of the issues that caused this split were that the Eastern emperor viewed himself as head of the church as well as ruler of state, and the Pope in the West viewed HIMSELF as head of the church, and a varying opinion over idols. The Westerners had no problem worshipping/praying to idols, because many of them couldn't read, but the Easterners felt that it was wrong to worship an image. Thus, the church split into the Roman Catholics and the Greek Orthodox.
Short answer: it was one of the causes of the split between the western and eastern Christian churches. The result of the split (schism) is the Catholic church (western) and Orthodox church (eastern).
They formally split the Christian Church apart They created two completely separate churches.
The Protestant Reformation.
The Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church.
Please specify which split you are referring to.
The early Christian church was sometimes called the Catholic Church or universal church. A thousand years later the Orthodox Church split from the Catholic ChurchThe term "Catholic" applied to Christians in the first century. Catholicism and Christianity were often used interchangeably in the early church. Today the term Catholic and Christian mean the same thing to a Catholic Christian and different meanings for a non-Catholic Christian.
Throughout its history the Christian church has undergone two major splits:The first occurred in 1054 AD, in what is commonly called "The Great Schism" in which the church was split into the Eastern Orthodox and Western branches. The split came to be as a result of deteriorating relations, and theological disagreements between the Pope of Rome, and the Patriarch of Constantinople.The second split began in 1517 AD, but was not officially recognized until 1648. This split of the Catholic church occurred when Martin Luther posted his infamous "Ninety-five Theses" and Christians across Europe defected from the Catholic church, forming the Protestant branch of Christianity.
The two Christian churches that developed after the split in 1054 are the Roman Catholic Church, based in Rome and headed by the Pope, and the Eastern Orthodox Church, which has its headquarters in Constantinople (modern-day Istanbul) and is led by various patriarchs.
They formally split the Christian Church apart They created two completely separate churches.
The Christian religious branch that split from the Roman Catholic Church in the 16th century was Protestantism. This split was initiated by Martin Luther and led to the Reformation movement, which resulted in the formation of various Protestant denominations.
Political and cultural differences, as well as doctrinal issues was the cause of the split between the eastern and western halves of the Christian Church. One of the issues was the source of the Holy Spirit. They also disagreed on whether leavened or unleavened bread should be used during Holy Communion.
The Great SchismThis was a split of the Christian church between the Roman Catholics and the Greek Orthodox.Reasons include:disagreement as to who is the head of the church, the Pope or Jesus?differences in the way in which religious rites were administeredCatholic Church spoke Latin, the Greek Orthodox spoke Greek