A #CatholicOrthodoxJointDeclaration was read aloud #ThisDayInHistory in 1965, withdrawing the #excommunications over 900 years prior that had broken the communion of the churches. The #GreatSchismOf1054 has not ended, but the actions of #PaulVI & #Athenagoras brought that closer.

The Great #Schism of 1054 split #Christianity into the #Roman #Catholic and Eastern #Orthodox Churches. It stemmed from theological, political, and cultural differences, including disputes over papal authority and the #Filioque clause. Mutual #excommunications formalised the division. #vss365