the eastern and western churches splitted in the 5th century.
when did the eastern and western churches split?
5th century
the term has been an ongoing source of conflict between eastern christianity and western christianity, contributing, in major part, to the east–west schism of 1054 and proving to be an obstacle to attempts to reunify the two sides. there have been attempts at resolving the conflict. among the early attempts at harmonization are the works of maximus the confessor, who notably was canonised independently by both eastern and western churches. differences over this doctrine and the question of papal primacy have been and remain primary causes of schism between the eastern orthodox and western churches. 





















































section::::nicene creed.
filioque
western churches have arrived at the position that, although the "filioque" is doctrinally sound, the way that it was inserted into the nicene creed has created an unnecessary obstacle to ecumenical dialogue. thus, without abandoning the "filioque", some western churches have come to accept that it could be omitted from the creed without violating any core theological principles. this accommodation on the part of western churches has the objective of allowing both east and west to once again to share a common understanding of the creed as the traditional and fundamental statement of the christian faith.
filioque