Question

In what way was the Peace of Augsburg important?

A. It ended the Great Schism.
B. It was a serious setback for Protestantism.
C. It ended Christian unity in much of Europe.
D. It divided Italy into a number of separate states.

Answer 1

Christianity is a religion frayed over the centuries into many denominations. On Sunday, Pope Francis and the head of a major one vowed to heal one of the church’s oldest splits.

The Great Schism of 1054 separated the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches. Both profess similar doctrine and worship in similar ways, but a millennium ago, Eastern Orthodoxy rejected the ultimate authority of the Pope.

Francis and Patriarch Bartholomew I – the spiritual leader of some 300 million Orthodox Christians worldwide – signed a declaration on Sunday committing to unity between the two churches.

Together, they celebrated a divine liturgy at the Patriarchal Church of St. George in Istanbul on Francis’ last day in the predominantly Muslim nation – his first trip there.

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