<P> The schism between the Western and Eastern Mediterranean Christians resulted from a variety of political , cultural and theological factors which transpired over centuries . Historians regard the mutual excommunications of 1054 as the terminal event . It is difficult to agree on an exact date for the event where the start of the schism was apparent . It may have started as early as the Quartodeciman controversy at the time of Victor of Rome ( c. 180 ) . Orthodox apologists point to this incident as an example of claims by Rome to papal primacy and its rejection by Eastern Churches . </P>
<P> The schism between the Western and Eastern Mediterranean Christians resulted from a variety of political , cultural and theological factors which transpired over centuries . Historians regard the mutual excommunications of 1054 as the terminal event . It is difficult to agree on an exact date for the event where the start of the schism was apparent . It may have started as early as the Quartodeciman controversy at the time of Victor of Rome ( c. 180 ) . Orthodox apologists point to this incident as an example of claims by Rome to papal primacy and its rejection by Eastern Churches . </P>
when did the orthodox church split from the catholic church
when did the orthodox church split from the catholic church
1054
1054