Mediaeval Temples of the Dakhan c14.25

c14.25

the Church of Rome, and the Church of the East, were at this time in a state of open hostility. The Pope, who had long been struggling for the supremacy, had at length succeeded in establishing his authority over the greater part of the West; but the East, which had never acknowledged his claims, was now more than ever alienated from him. The schism between the two churches, which had been long in preparation, was now complete. The Pope had excommunicated the Patriarch of Constantinople, and the Patriarch had retaliated by excommunicating the Pope. The two churches were now divided, and the breach was never to be healed.