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== The Name of the Event ==

"The Great Ecumenical Schism" is the preferred term to succinctly explain what happened and to capture the complexity of the event itself. This is especially so because the term "The Great Schism" is often used to refer to a 14th century schism involving the Avignon [[Papal|Papacy]] (an event also sometimes called the "Babylonian Captivity").

While there were many other factors at work in the split, the central idea that caused a separation in the place was dogmatic. As soon as the See of Rome endorsed the idea of the [[Filioque]], there is a split between the true faith and a schismatic faith. Also, as long as the See of Rome continues to make it official dogma, there is still a schism.

To summarize an already [[Filioque|extensive article on the matter]], the Filioque is a word that changes the [[Nicene Creed]] into "[Spiritus Sanctus] ex Patre Filioque procedit" or "[Holy Spirit] proceeds from the Father and the Son." The first appearance into the Creed happened in Spain when Latin theologians were trying to refute a brand of the Arian heresy. The theologians had better access to the writings of Latin theologians, particularly of St. [[Augustine of Hippo]]. Augustine had the notion that the Holy Spirit proceeded from the Father and the Son but that neither were subordinate to each other. So the Creed was changed by a local synod of bishops and the justification was that it both asserts the divinity of Christ (refuting [[Arianism]]) and the unity of the [[Holy Trinity|Trinity]].

== The Current Situation ==