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East–West Schism (1054)

1054: the symbolic year the Latin West and Greek East fell apart

The East–West Schism names the gradual breach between the Latin West and Greek East over papal primacy, the filioque addition to the Creed, and other matters. The mutual excommunications of 1054 serve as a symbolic marker of a much longer process rather than a single rupture. Catholic and Orthodox traditions narrate the causes and assign responsibility differently, so the estrangement is best described without taking sides on blame.

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