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Schism of itself does not automatically imply [[heresy]], just as heresy is not automatically the same as [[apostasy]]. The two terms are not [[synonym]]ous. St. Jerome says, "Between heresy and schism there is this difference, that heresy perverts [[dogma]], while schism, by rebellion against the bishop, separates from the Church. Nevertheless there is no schism which does not trump up a heresy to justify its departure from the Church (In ''The Letter to Titus'', 3:10). And St. Augustine says, "By false doctrines concerning God heretics wound faith, by iniquitous dissensions schismatics deviate from fraternal charity, although they believe what we believe" (''On Faith and the Creed'' 9). [[Catholic Church|Catholicism]] maintains that schism leads almost invariably to denial of the papal primacy, as principally exemplified in the [[Great Schism|Great Schism of 1054]] between Constantinople and Rome, and the founding of the [[Society of St. Pius X]] by the dissenting schismatic archbishop [[Marcel Lefebrve]].

Schism of itself does not automatically imply [[heresy]], just as heresy is not automatically the same as [[apostasy]]. The two terms are not [[synonym]]ous. St. Jerome says, "Between heresy and schism there is this difference, that heresy perverts [[dogma]], while schism, by rebellion against the bishop, separates from the Church. Nevertheless there is no schism which does not trump up a heresy to justify its departure from the Church (In ''The Letter to Titus'', 3:10). And St. Augustine says, "By false doctrines concerning God heretics wound faith, by iniquitous dissensions schismatics deviate from fraternal charity, although they believe what we believe" (''On Faith and the Creed'' 9). [[Catholic Church|Catholicism]] maintains that schism leads almost invariably to denial of the papal primacy, as principally exemplified in the [[Great Schism|Great Schism of 1054]] between Constantinople and Rome, and the founding of the [[Society of St. Pius X]] by the dissenting schismatic archbishop [[Marcel Lefebrve]].

The principle perversity of most schisms is usually ''mixed schism'', chiefly due to the heresy which forms part of it and by the divisiveness of its doctrine or doctrines tends to result in schism due to the stubbornness of the heretic. But simple ''pure schism'', without any admixture of heresy, is strictly contrary to charity and obedience, because it severs the ties of fraternal charity, and because the schismatic rebels against the Divinely constituted hierarchy. Ecclesiastical disobedience to an authorized superior is not of itself a schism. Besides direct transgression of the commands of superiors, actual schism must include explicit denial of their Divine right to command, refusal to acknowledge their authority (Numbers 16; Jude 8-11; Romans 13:1-2; Hebrews 13:17; Matthew 18:17-18; Titus 3:10-11; 1 John 2:18-19).

The principle perversity of most schisms is usually ''mixed schism'', chiefly due to the heresy which forms part of it and by the divisiveness of its doctrine or doctrines tends to result in schism due to the stubbornness of the heretic. But simple ''pure schism'', without any admixture of heresy, is strictly contrary to charity and obedience, because it severs the ties of fraternal charity, and because the schismatic rebels against the Divinely constituted hierarchy. Ecclesiastical disobedience to an authorized superior is not of itself a schism and does not of itself make one a schismatic. Besides direct transgression of the commands of superiors, actual schism must include explicit denial of their Divine right to command, refusal to acknowledge their authority (Numbers 16; Jude 8-11; Romans 13:1-2; Hebrews 13:17; Matthew 18:17-18; Titus 3:10-11; 1 John 2:18-19).

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