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The phrase '''The Great [[Schism]]''' is used to mean two different things:

The phrase '''The Great [[Schism]]''' is used to mean two different things:

*The [[East-West Schism]] of 1054 was the separation of the [[Eastern Orthodox Church]] and Western ("[[Roman Catholic]]") branches of the Christian Church. Which basically created two churches. The "First Among Equals" title was lost by the Roman Pope and given to the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople who is the leader of most of the Orthodox Autocephalous Churches since 1054.

*The [[East-West Schism]] of 1054 was the separation of the [[Eastern Orthodox Church]] and Western ("[[Roman Catholic]]") branches of the Christian Church. Which basically created two churches. The "First Among Equals" title was lost by the Roman Pope and given to the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople who is the leader of most of the Orthodox Autocephalous Churches since 1054. Publicly the dispute centered on the '''Apostles' Creed''' <ref>[https://www.catholic.org/prayers/prayer.php?p=220]</ref> (supported by the Eastern Churches) vs the '''Nicene Creed''' <ref>[https://www.usccb.org/beliefs-and-teachings/what-we-believe]</ref>(supported by the western churches) Most Orthodox churches also support the rule to this day that bishops acting together can order a superior/patriarch/pope to retire as form of discipline.

*The ''Western Schism'' (1378-1417) was an argument within the Roman Catholic Church provoked by the French bishops resulting in French cardinals electing an "[[antipope]]" (Clement VII of Avignon, France) in order to dispute the authority of the recently elected Pope Urban VI, even though he had been lawfully elected by the majority of the [[cardinal]]s in the electoral conclave.<ref>[https://www.britannica.com/biography/Urban-VI Urban VI: Pope (britannica.com)]</ref> In 1409, a third antipope (John XXIII) existed in Pisa, Italy.<ref>Catholic Encyclopedia 1913, http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13539a.htm</ref> This and other controversies set the stage for the Protestant Reformation.

*The ''Western Schism'' (1378-1417) was an argument within the Roman Catholic Church provoked by the French bishops resulting in French cardinals electing an "[[antipope]]" (Clement VII of Avignon, France) in order to dispute the authority of the recently elected Pope Urban VI, even though he had been lawfully elected by the majority of the [[cardinal]]s in the electoral conclave.<ref>[https://www.britannica.com/biography/Urban-VI Urban VI: Pope (britannica.com)]</ref> In 1409, a third antipope (John XXIII) existed in Pisa, Italy.<ref>Catholic Encyclopedia 1913, http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13539a.htm</ref> This and other controversies set the stage for the Protestant Reformation.