Western Schism
The Western Schism was a split between factions of the Roman Catholic Church between 1378 and 1417.[1]
During this period, more than one claimed to be the true pope.[1]
The reasons for the split were mostly political, rather than theological. The Council of Constance (1414–1418) ended the schism when they elected Martin V as the new pope.
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Western Schism Media
- Western schism 1378-1417.svg
Map showing support for Avignon (red) and Rome (blue) during the Western Schism; this breakdown is accurate until the Council of Pisa (1409), which created a third line of claimants.
- Habemus Papam 1415.jpg
Habemus Papam at the Council of Constance
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Plaque commemorating the popes buried in St. Peter's. Alexanders VI, VII, and VIII are numbered as though the Pisan pope Alexander V were legitimate, but John XXIII (d. 1963) has reused the ordinal of the Pisan pope John XXIII.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Western Schism," Catholic Encyclopedia (2009); retrieved 2011-11-29.
Other websites
File:Wikisource-logo.svg "Western Schism". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. 1913.
