SSC MTS EXAM

Detailed explanation-1: -The Great Schism split the main faction of Christianity into two divisions, Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox. Today, they remain the two largest denominations of Christianity. On July 16, 1054, Patriarch of Constantinople Michael Cerularius was excommunicated from the Christian church based in Rome, Italy.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Great Schism damaged the Catholic Church by weakening its authority and influence within Europe. The emergence of three different popes during the Great Schism, each claiming to have authority over all Christians, resulted in a loss of faith in the leadership of the Catholic Church and the papacy.

Detailed explanation-3: -Western Schism, also called Great Schism or Great Western Schism, in the history of the Roman Catholic Church, the period from 1378 to 1417, when there were two, and later three, rival popes, each with his own following, his own Sacred College of Cardinals, and his own administrative offices.