A schisma (Greek: σχίσμα, s-chisma or s-chísma of σχίζω, s-chidzō, schizein = splitting, cleaving, tearing, splitting) is a split or tear of an organization in two different camps. Religious
A schisma is usually officially the result of irreconcilable ideological or religious disputes. Usually, this term is used in the more centralist-guided religions with less tolerance regarding ideological differences. Often prestige and personal factors play a role. For example, in the Eastern Schisma in 1054, in the West, their patriarchy, Rome, was found to be more important than the patriarchs of the East and asked from the Eastern churches to grant the bishop of Rome more authority than the other. In Western schism, political rivalry between the German empire and the French king played a major role.
In historical context, schism usually refers to a division within Christianity. The two most important examples of this are the 1054 Eastern Schisma and the Western Schisma, which lasted from 1378 to 1417. However, it should be remembered that a number of other tear-offs have occurred prior to these schisms, the so-called early schismata.
In the historical churches, a schism is considered to be a great evil because it breaks "one body of Christ" (the Church) into pieces. Some church departments, however, felt a tear when the mother church said, in essence, the true Christian faith had said goodbye.
In Europe, the foundation of Islam was regarded as a schism in the Middle Ages, from the view that Mohammed would have been a Christian priest. Other
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