Great Schism Dbq

I believe that it would be good to hear the unbiased outsider’s point of view and the common catholic’s point of view. We should be aware that the Eastern Orthodox has many more opinions than the Catholic do. Many issues caused the Great Schism between the East and the East before and after 1054. This document states how the
East had many issues with how the West ran or governed the church.
The Catholic issues prior to 1054 include documents 3 and 4. It states that the
Bulgarian diocese converted to Christianity in the year of 861 CE. If you give Bishops the power that they want, and any symbol of office and they try to refuse to obey us then they will fall under the same excommunication as the others are in. (Statements from document 3). …show more content…
(Statements from document 4).
The Catholic after 1054 includes documents 1 and 9. After the attack on
Constantinople it was announced that all Venetians and Crusaders should go hear the speech on Sunday morning. The speech that was given gave information that the
Bishops preached right to the army. Also the Greeks were traitors and murderers. They were disloyal, they murdered their own Empire. But the Bishops were commanded by the pilgrims to forgive the sins. It stated for anyone who did not do this that they were later going to be the enemies of God. (Statements from document 1). A German Holy
Emperor states that he took Italy from the dominion of the Greeks and a great highly amount of blood. He submitted himself to the Pope. He believed that the Pope would
Grace Caruso Core 1 AP World History protect him from all of his enemies including the Muslims. (The muslims were the rulers of the land he took over.) Document 1 and 9 compare because they both take things and they both learn to suffer the consequences if they do not do as told.
The Eastern Orthodox issues prior to 1054 include documents 4, 5, 10, and 11.
The Eastern Orthodox is located mainly in Eastern Europe, and some parts of …show more content…
Divorce was allowed under some cases but not all. The Pope and the council argued upon who the Spirit proceeds from. The council thought that “the
Spirit proceeds from the Father”, the Pope thought “the Spirit proceeds from the Son”. It went against the traditions of the great early Church fathers. Satan tried to misguide many by letting them worship him instead of the Creator. The Holy Spirit believed that if you worshipped Satan then you were not allowed to be in Church. But if you did not worship Satan then you were more than welcome in the Church.
The Eastern Orthodox after 1054 includes documents 2, 6, 7, and 9. Rome is considered to be the most known patriarch out of the three. The Roman Church separated itself from and eventually became a monarchy. Patriarchs and Emperors have long wanted to see the reunion of the two churches but the request just keeps getting denied and denied and denied over and over again.. For every king in Jerusalem and Antioch there are two patriarchs. Instead of written proof like a document, words written down, arguments drawn from the Holy Scripture the only thing the people hear are what the Byzantines say. “By accepting with Rome, you have become a

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