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What was the Great (Western) Schism of 1378 CE?

A conflict between Asian leaders and European kings that resulted in new trade routes
A conflict between the French king and the pope that resulted in two rival popes
A dispute over corruption in the papal court during the “great hunger”
A dispute over merchant and artisan labor rights after the Black Death

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Three men simultaneously claimed to be the true pope. and


According to google "riven by politics rather than any theological disagreement, the schism was ended by the Council of Constance,The Western Schism or Papal Schism was a split within the Catholic Church which lasted from 1378 to 1417. " This lasted 4 years
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The answer is the second option or, "A conflict between the French king and the pope that resulted in two rival popes ."


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