The Great Schism, or East-West Schism, in the Catholic Church, produced the Eastern Orthodox Church, in the East, and the Roman Catholic Church, in the West. Both claimed to be continuations of the original Church.
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This is called a schism the most famous being the Great Schism.
It is when The Roman Catholic Church and The Eastern Orthodox Church had The Great Schism, in which The Roman Catholic Church broke off The Orthodox Church.
The Coptic Church is a branch of the Orthodox Church with whom a schism has existed since the year 1054.
The schism in the Christian Church (A.D. 1054) brought about two groups - the Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church in the East.
The Great Schism
the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Roman Catholic Church
Roman Catholic AnswerThere were two "schisms" that are commonly referred to when speaking of the church. The Western Schism or Great Schism was not a true schism but refers to the time in the late 14 century when the Pope moved to Avignon and another pseudo-Pope was elected in Rome; at one time, before the end of this disaster there were three "popes". The Schism of the East, which was a true schism, resulted in the Orthodox Church separating from the Catholic Church in 1054. This schism has been an off again, on again thing through the centuries and is a great heartbreak for the Church.
No, the Maronites have always been a part of the Catholic Church.
The schism in the Catholic Church occurred in 1056 AD. The split resulted in the formation of the Roman Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church.
You're thinking of the Eastern Schism, sometimes called the Great Schism, but in the Catholic Church, the Great Schism refers to the Western Schism in the 15th century, not the Eastern Schism in the 11th century.
The East-West Schism of 1054 sometimes known as the Schism of the East.
The Catholic Church and the Orthodox Churches split during the schism in 1054.