east west schism

The East West Schism in Chrisitan Church


Explain the causes of the Schism between the East and West Christian Churches.

Evaluate the impact of the Schism on the development of the Western Christian Church.

The East West Schism of 1054 occurred due to centuries of tensions between the Greek and Roman Church. The eventual split between the two denominations cannot be pinpointed to one specific event but a built up of hostility which occurred as a result of many small problems between the groups. In the period building up to the Schism certain individuals and events provided fuel for the development of arguments within the church. The Schism had a significant impact on the church and effected the respective development of the Roman Catholic or West church and the Eastern Orthodox or East Church.

The cause of the Schism varied significantly, doctrinal differences between the two denominations began to arise and cause conflict between the leaders of the church. The issue reg...