Questions tagged [schism]
A split in a single religious body, often a result of accusations of differences in doctrine (heresy)
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Early 12th Century Saints Honored by the Orthodox Church
I recently discovered and fell enamored with St. Hildegard von Bingen's hymns which led to looking up if she is pre or post schism and a source online (Western Rite FB Group) says that she and Francis ...
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How long were East and West united after the Council of Florence?
How long were East and West united after the Council of Florence (1439)?
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Why do the sacraments of Reconciliation and Marriage require canonical jurisdiction, but none of the others do?
I was reading into the history of the Society of Saint Pius X, and I came across a rather dense portion regarding the validity of their sacraments that mentioned that Reconciliation and Marriage ...
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What would the Roman Catholic Church position be, should I declare myself “member of the Church of England”?
I am a Roman Catholic, baptised when I was a child and later confirmed and have received communion. The Roman Catholic Church is the “default” church in my home country.
I have now moved to the United ...
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What is the controversy that is leading the Syro-Malabar Catholics into schism?
I've been reading a little about the controversy and I can't quite wrap my head around it. Are Syro-Malabar Catholics upset that the Pope says to their priests that they need to face the altar while ...
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Why did Orthodox Christians alter the liturgy of St. John Chrysostom to pray for "Orthodox" Christians?
I'm a Catholic who also attends Eastern Orthodox services, mainly Greek. One of the most bizarre differences between Catholics and Orthodox is that the Orthodox service regularly reminds everyone ...
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Remission of excommunication of a schismatic group
How can the excommunication of a schismatic group be lifted, for the purposes of reconciliation? If no reconciliation happens, does the excommunication resume?
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Comparison of Catholic and Orthodox explanations of the Schism of 1054
Where could I find a source or a chart that compares the arguments of the Roman Catholic narrative and of the Eastern Orthodox narrative regarding the issues associated with the Schism of 1054?
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Are there theological explanations for why God allowed ambiguity to exist in Scripture?
Doctrinal differences abound in Christianity. This is attested to by the numerous times the Church has suffered splits and given birth to different denominations, branches, and sub-branches. The ...
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What were the common exonyms of the Roman Catholic and the Eastern Orthodox churches leading up to and after the Great Schism (1054)?
A common misconception I encounter among people interested in the history of Christianity is that the term "Catholic" refers solely to the Roman Catholic church and likewise "Orthodox" only to the ...
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Are there any individuals who are claiming to be the pope that are not Pope Francis?
Are there any individuals who are claiming to be the pope that are not Pope Francis?
I came across the Wikipedia link on the Palmarian Catholic Church and they claim to have their own Pope. And it ...
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What theological problem in the Henoticon triggered the excommunication of the Patriarch Acacius, by the Bishop of Rome in the fifth century?
As I read through Oman's treatment of the Dark Ages, I am struck again and again by his references to Catholics (which seems in a contextual sense to mean Christian orthodoxy writ large) and what I ...
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What were the doctrinal differences behind the Great Schism of 1054?
What were the doctrinal differences that caused the split of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox Catholic Church in 1054?
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Is "formal schismatic" a useful category in practice?
Wikipedia says that formal schismatics are those who:
knowing the true nature of the Church, have personally and deliberately committed the sin of schism.
But if formal schismatics have to truly ...
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Do the Catholics consider Orthodox Christians heretics?
The Orthodox Christians consider Catholics heretics. But what is the opposite case?
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