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Who were the main contributors to the East-West Schism?

  • Pope Stephen IX & Godfrey the Bearded

  • Patriarch Michael I Cerularius & Archbishop Leo of Ohrid

  • Pope Leo IX & Pope Victor II

  • Romans & Normans

Answer

Patriarch Michael I Cerularius of Constantinople and Archbishop Leo of Ohrid were two of the main contributors to the East-West Schism. Cerularius was a fervent defender of the traditional practices of the Eastern Church, while Leo was a strong proponent of the reforms that had been introduced by the Western Church.
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