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Community => Religion and Philosophy => Topic started by: Askold on October 16, 2018, 12:08:24 am

Title: Biggest Christian church split in a millenia
Post by: Askold on October 16, 2018, 12:08:24 am
https://www.politico.eu/article/russian-orthodox-church-breaks-with-constantinople/?fbclid=IwAR0RkdLt6Byj4qMKS6aTTho1Dwp16io7pbesiGDOp0KJVxYZnmuK938g4kI

The Russian Orthodox Church split off from the rest of the Orthodox Church  (It's a 50/50 split.)

This because previously Russian Church had excommunicated Ukrainians and Constantinople  (the head of all Orthodox faith before this split) had in turn given the Ukrainkan church the right to split off from the Russian one.

It's all political and because of the war between Russia and Ukraine. Still a major development.
Title: Re: Biggest Christian church split in a millenia
Post by: ironbite on October 16, 2018, 03:35:39 pm
HOLY SHIT!  This is huge.

Ironbite-like super huge.
Title: Re: Biggest Christian church split in a millenia
Post by: dpareja on October 16, 2018, 05:01:31 pm
The Christian split I'm waiting for is the one where every Catholic suddenly becomes unaffiliated because the Church has been prosecuted for its two thousand years of crimes against humanity and dissolved, its assets distributed to everyone it has wronged.
Title: Re: Biggest Christian church split in a millenia
Post by: niam2023 on October 17, 2018, 02:52:32 pm
...And this is why I prefer the discourse on the TVTropes forums.
Title: Re: Biggest Christian church split in a millenia
Post by: Kanzenkankaku on December 16, 2018, 06:12:57 am
Some updates on this story
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/12/ukraine-creates-orthodox-church-independent-russia-181215171220016.html
Title: Re: Biggest Christian church split in a millenia
Post by: Art Vandelay on December 21, 2018, 09:59:54 am
I believe Crusader Kings 2 said it best. "Ha! The fools fight amongst themselves."
Title: Re: Biggest Christian church split in a millenia
Post by: chad sexington on December 23, 2018, 11:43:39 pm
Bigger than the Protestant Reformation of the 15th-17th centuries?
Title: Re: Biggest Christian church split in a millenia
Post by: Askold on December 25, 2018, 01:43:02 pm
Good point. I really should have remembered that one, especially as I'm a member of a Lutheran Church, as in a branch named after Marin Luther who caused that split.

Title: Re: Biggest Christian church split in a millenia
Post by: Kanzenkankaku on December 28, 2018, 04:21:22 am
Bigger than the Protestant Reformation of the 15th-17th centuries?

tbf millenia may not be literally accurate but it certainly seems like several centuries ago was that long comparative to more modern events.