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What are the three causes in the Great Schism in Christianity?

Answer:

Some reasons for the Great Schism in the Christianity include:

  • disagreement as to who is the head of the church, the Pope or Jesus?
  • differences in the way in which religious rites were administered
  • Catholic Church spoke Latin, the Greek Orthodox spoke Greek

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