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Verified Claim · Petrine Ministry

Was the Great Schism of 1054 primarily about politics and culture, or about Rome's claim to universal jurisdiction?

Doctrine: Petrine Ministry
Historically Verified
Section I

Understanding the Claim

The argument in one sentence: The immediate cause was Cardinal Humbert's bull on the altar of Hagia Sophia excommunicating the Patriarch of Constantinople. The theological core was the filioque and Roman jurisdictional claims.
Section VI

The Fideograph Verdict

Verdict: Historically Verified. The immediate cause was Cardinal Humbert's bull on the altar of Hagia Sophia excommunicating the Patriarch of Constantinople. The theological core was the filioque and Roman jurisdictional claims.
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