Question

How did King Phillip cause the Great Schism?

Answer 1

The Great Schism of 1054 was not caused by any King Philip but rather was the result of long-standing differences between the Eastern and Western churches. Conflicts involving King Philip IV of France and King Philip II of Spain were related to other historical events that affected the church's authority and the Protestant-Catholic relations, not to the Great Schism of 1054.

Step-by-step explanation:

The query regarding how King Philip caused the Great Schism seems to be based on a misunderstanding. The Great Schism of 1054, which led to the division between the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Roman Catholic Church, was not caused by any King Philip. Instead, it was a result of increasing theological, political, and cultural differences between the eastern and western parts of Christendom, culminating in mutual excommunications by the pope and the patriarch of Constantinople. The schisms involving characters named Philip, such as the conflict between Pope Boniface VIII and King Philip IV of France, or the launch of the Spanish Armada by Philip II of Spain, occurred in different contexts and do not refer to the ecclesiastical split known as the Great Schism.

King Philip IV's conflict with the papacy notably weakened papal authority and led to the Avignon papacy, but this was separate from the Great Schism of 1054. Similarly, Philip II of Spain's actions were part of the broader Protestant-Catholic conflicts of the 16th century. However, neither of these Kings was involved in the initial split between the Eastern and Western Christian churches.

Answer 2

Best answer: by disagreeing with the pope

There had been much struggle between Pope Boniface VIII and the French king, Philip IV, over control of the church in France. Philip actually sent men to rough up Boniface during that time. After Boniface's death and then a papacy of less than a year by Benedict XI, pressure from France resulted in the electing of a French cardinal as Pope Clement V, in 1305. Clement moved the office of the papacy from Rome to Avignon, which was in Holy Roman Empire territory but near the border of France. The papal offices stayed in Avignon, under French domination, from 1309 to 1376, with seven popes total governing the church from there.

Gregory XI, the last French pope, returned the offices of the papacy to Rome in 1377. When Gregory XI died in 1378, an Italian again was elected to be pope – Urban VI. But very quickly many cardinals (especially the French) regretted the election of Urban VI. The French cardinals put forth their own rival pope, Clement VII, later in 1378. This began the Great Schism, also known as the Western Schism or Papal Schism. There were competing popes claiming the authority of that office and the allegiance of Catholics in Europe. The split in the papacy lasted till 1417.