schism
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Sure, go ahead and ask us to believe that John Wick’s lineage stretches back to Beowulf, the Battle of Hastings and the Great Schism.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2025
In recognition, for the first time since the Great Schism of 1054, the Patriarch of Constantinople attended the installation of a new Bishop of Rome.
From BBC • Apr. 21, 2025
They have met once, in Cuba in 2016 - the first meeting between a pope and a leader of the Russian Orthodox Church since the Great Schism of 1054.
From Reuters • Aug. 5, 2022
The Great Schism of 1054 split Christianity between the Western church, loyal to the pope in Rome, and the Eastern church in Constantinople.
From Seattle Times • May 21, 2022
In 1414-18 a Council of the whole church was held at Constance to settle the Great Schism.
From A Short History of the World by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)
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