<P> The East -- West Schism , also called the Great Schism and the Schism of 1054 , was the break of communion between what are now the Catholic Church and Eastern Orthodox churches , which had lasted until the 11th century . The Schism was the culmination of theological and political differences between the Christian East and West which had developed over the preceding centuries . </P>
<P> The East -- West Schism , also called the Great Schism and the Schism of 1054 , was the break of communion between what are now the Catholic Church and Eastern Orthodox churches , which had lasted until the 11th century . The Schism was the culmination of theological and political differences between the Christian East and West which had developed over the preceding centuries . </P>
when did roman catholic and eastern orthodox split
when did roman catholic and eastern orthodox split
1054
1054