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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is the significance of the Great Schism?
A
It lead to five different types of Christianity
B
It lead to the crucifixion and death of Jesus
C
It lead to disease that swept through the former Roman Empire
D
It represented the first major break in Christian unity and organization of the church
Explanation: 

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: -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.

Detailed explanation-3: -What were two of the reasons for the Great Schism? Disagreement over who was the head of the church, Disagreement about what version of the scriptures was more correct, and Lack of communication between the two sides due to language and civil and external wars.

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