A schism is a division between people, usually belonging to an organization, movement, or religious denomination. The word is most frequently applied to a split in what had previously been a single religious body. A distinction is made between heresy and schism: the former is rejection of a doctrine that a Church considered to be essential, while the later is a rejection of communion with the authorities of a Church, though not every separation is due to doctrine[1].
Bellairs Corpus[]
- A Short Guide to Catholic Church History notes only one schism, the Grand Central Schism, is really important (Saint Fidgeta and Other Parodies, 58).
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