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When Christ died in A.D. 33, his disciples began facing severe persecution in the Roman Empire until A.D. 300. The Edict of Milan of 313 AD mandated that Christians be allowed to practice their faith freely and that no more persecutions be permitted. Later, Christianity became the official religion of the Roman Empire, and the Roman Empire became the cradle of Christianity, from which it spread over the Western World and the entire globe. The Roman Catholic Church was the dominant church until 1054 AD when the Great Schism split it in two.
The Eastern Roman Empire considered it an affront when Holy Roman Emperor Charlemagne (who ruled as the King of the Franks) inaugurated Charlemagne, the King of the Franks, as the Holy Roman Emperor in 800 AD. As a result, the two churches officially separated as the Roman Catholic Church and the Greek Orthodox Church in 1054. Some of the contributing factors to the split included the geographical locations of the two churches, the fact that the Eastern Church did not know Latin while the Western Church did not know Greek, as well as a dispute on the use of unleavened bread; while the Western Church was focused on Christ being a human, the Eastern Church stressed Christ's divinity. Additionally, personal conflicts among the leaders arose, causing political strife. This is referred to as the East-West Schism because it resulted in two bishops excommunicating each other.
After these confrontations, the two churches were separated, which eventually led to an agreement to coexist in peace. Members of the Orthodox Church cannot receive Communion if they are members of any other Christian denomination.
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