The Great Schism was the seperation of the Eastern and Western Roman Church. The 5 main bishops were from Jerusalem, Alexandria, Antioch, Constantinople, and Rome and they were called patriarchies. They were supposed to be in a state of unity, but a dispute broke out between the bishop from Rome (he was the pope) and the bishop from Constantinople. The first act that spread them apart was that, Pope Leo III crowned Charlemange as the Holy Roman Emperor. However, the eastern part of the empire already had an Emperor! The second event was when the bishop from Constantinople didn't follow the Nicene Creed which was a statement of faith. As a result of these and some other events. The bishops from Rome and Constantinople excomunicated each other in 1054. (not the same two popes...)
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