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What was a basic cause of the schism (final split) between the Catholic and Orthodox Churches in 1054?

A)the seizure of COnstantinople by crusaders from Western Europe
B)the support given by the pope to slavic rebels in the Byzantine Empire
C)the Turkish demand that the Byzantine emperor break with the Catholic Church
D)the emperor and religious leaders of the Byzantine Empire refused to accept the authority of the pope

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"D)the emperor and religious leaders of the Byzantine Empire refused to accept the authority of the pope" is the best option since this caused the most havoc.
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