Why the Catholic and Orthodox Churches Divided? | The Great Schism

the Great Schism of 1054. This pivotal moment saw the official split between the Catholic and Orthodox Churches, a division that still echoes through religious and cultural landscapes today. Discover the fascinating and complex history behind one of the most significant events in Christian history.

Key topics covered include:

- **The Historical Context:** Understand the socio-political and cultural backdrop of the Roman Empire and Byzantine Empires.
- **Theological Disputes:** Explore the major doctrinal disagreements, including the Filioque controversy and the authority of the Pope.
- **Cultural Differences:** Examine how language, liturgy, and ecclesiastical traditions varied between the East and West.
- **Key Figures and Events:** Meet the central figures such as Cardinal Humbert and Patriarch Michael I Cerularius, and the dramatic events that led to mutual excommunications.
- **Aftermath and Legacy:** See how this schism influenced subsequent history and its lasting impact on Christianity.

This video is perfect for history enthusiasts, students of religious studies, and anyone interested in the profound stories of the past that shaped our world. Join us on this journey through time as we uncover the layers of history behind the Great Schism of 1054.

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[easycake]

Like with everything else, its never been about religion, because its ran by men. Its always been about political power. Same with the Crusades, and every other decision the Churches make.

Also one of the reasons the Pope sent a Crusade to sack Constantinople, and why the city never received any aid during the Ottoman siege. Which ironically made sure that Islam dominated in the East for centuries. Which naturally only made sure that Islam could spread into the Latin West. Ergo, if you look at it from a basic sense, the overall Christian side suffered because of the Popes.

[TsarOrthodoxBro_II]

The patriarch of Constantinople never claimed authority over the church 😂! Quite the contrary. We have never denied that the Patriarch of Rome is first in the church, we fully affirm papal primacy, HOWEVER, we reject the invention of Papal Supremacy. Big difference

[Vimoshorts-lrrh]

Assyrians are also very old. How did they seperate?

[Amantedelavidasilvestre]

It was always about power. Jesus spoke neither Latin nor Greek.

[Bob]

Monoteistic religion is often a basis for nationalism. The first commandment for Christians is "Thou shalt not have any of the other gods", and the Fable says that those who worship other gods, shall be killed. Based on this, Christians have started crusades with millions of dead, religious wars with millions of dead, missionary massacres with millions of dead, and persecution of Jews with millions of dead. The last big massacre in Europe was when Christians slaughtered 8000 Muslims in 1995. Currently the russian-orthodox church is encouraging its 100 million followers to participate in the "holy war" against Ukraine.

The "Great" Schism was just yet another excuse for warfare. The people in Eastern Europe, many of them Slavonic or Turk, wanted a good way to unite against the people in Western Europe, many of them Germanic or Latin.

And then somebody may of course come up with long theological reasons, or talk about who said what in which meetings.

[SylvEdu]

2:55 In Catholicism, the Popes statements are not, nor have they ever been, "unquestionable under any circumstances". Papal infallibility is only exercised "ex cathedra" and whenever the Pope is defining a matter of faith and morals as dogma or doctrine that is expected to be binding on all Christians, everywhere, and at all times. The Catholic Church, as well as the Orthodox, believe that the Pope is "human, and capable of error."

4:28 The Father is God, yes, but so is the Son, and so is the Holy Spirit. Both East and West were in agreement regarding this. It is incredibly heretical to suggest that the Father alone in the Trinity is God. And there were many reasons for the addition of the Filioque, and emphasizing the importance of Jesus was a minor one. The main reason for the addition is theological -- as the Son proceeds from the Father only, and all three Persons are of the same Divine Essence, if the Holy Spirit does not proceed from both the Father and the Son, He is indistinguishable from the Son in the Godhead.

5:16 Suggesting that the early Church had no hierarchal structure is absolutely false. Even among the Apostles themselves, James, John, and Peter had a special place, and Peter was supreme. Even after the Ascension of Christ, in the book of Acts, it was the church in Jerusalem that held the position of primacy over other churches until Peter established the church in Rome.