Question

What was Patriarch Michael Cerularius's response to being excommunicated by the representative of Pope Leo IX in 1054?

Answer 1

Patriarch Michael Cerularius's response to being excommunicated by the representative of Pope Leo IX in 1054 was that he excommunicated the representative and pope himself.

Step-by-step explanation:

Humbert visited the Hagia Sophia, Constantinople's church, on July 16, 1054, and excommunicated Cerularius and his clergy. In return, Cerularius summoned a Holy Synod and had all the legates excommunicated.

Answer 2

Answer: On July 16, 1054, Humbert entered Constantinople's cathedral, Hagia Sophia, and excommunicated Cerularius and his clergy. In response, Cerularius convened a Holy Synod and excommunicated all the legates. Constantine's efforts to effect a reconciliation failed, and the schism between Rome and Constantinople was final.