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The East–West Schism, referred to as the Great Schism of 1054 is the separation between the Eastern Orthodox and Catholic Churches, which began in the 11th century and continues to the present day. The main cause of this separation was due to disagreements about the supremacy of the Pope. Communication between the Greek-speaking East and the Latin West broke down as church when they both no longer spoke or read the language of the other half of the Christian world.
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The black plague was a time in the church history here famine and chaos sprung. People though that God himself had caused the disease killing everyone through famine. This famine infected humans which later on brought people to take matters into their own hands and punished themselves as well as others. This was done hoping God will see their actions as a sign of public repentance. This later made people become baffled at the thought of God being able to preform such cruel acts.
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Martin Luther was born on the 10th of November, 1483. He was a German Professor who studied to become a lawyer and theology. During his lifetime he had rejected many of the church’s teachings and beliefs. His belief in faith was that we have eternal life although not by following the 7 Sacraments but only believing in God will get us to heaven.
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Due to his beliefs many denominations were created. Martin Luther returned and had realised the reformation was out of his authority, therefore raising awareness until others were questioning the church about how controlled the Roman Catholic Church.
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Paul III called for a council, but political arguments delayed its opening for eight years. The council officially began in 1545 in the northern Italian city of Trent. The council held numerous meetings with three main meetings --- in 1545-1547, 1551-1552, and 1562-1563.
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Throughout the long delays and and drawn-out meetings meant that the representatives changed over the course of the council. Attendance was small the first ever meeting only drew 34 leaders, the third session was the largest group of leaders which attracted 255 leaders.
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Martin Luther sadly passed away on the 18th of February, 1546.
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While Martin Luther had created the the reformation it began to make others follow which made it bigger and encouraged the church to change its methods.
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The Council was instrumental for renewal in the understanding of the Church, its inner life and its relationship to other Christian traditions. Human freedom and dignity, World peace and youth culture acceptance were some of the topics that were talked about and renewed during the time of the Council.
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Promoting peace and unity among humanity and the renewal of the church were the main goals of the Council. Although the Second Vatican Council took place in the 1960's, it has lost none of its relevance more than half a century later.
