Cardinal Schism
Definition
The situation after 1378 in which two (and later three) claimants to the papal throne—Urban VI in Rome and Clement VII in Avignon—mutually declared one another illegitimate and cursed one another, scandalizing Western Christendom.
Episodes
Related Concepts
- Diarchy Great Western Schism
Biblical References
- Matthew 16:18-19 — And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overpower it. I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven. Whatever you bind on earth will have been boun
- John 21:15-17 — Then when they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these do?” He replied, “Yes, Lord, you know I love you.” Jesus told him, “Feed my lambs.” Jesus said a seco
- Luke 22:38 (with Matthew 26:52) — *So they said, “Look, Lord, here are two swords.” Then he told them, “It is enough.” *
- Genesis 1:16-17 — *God made two great lights—the greater light to rule over the day and the lesser light to rule over the night. He made the stars also. God placed the lights in the expanse of the sky to shine on the earth, *
- Matthew 18:18 / John 20:23 (implied) — “I tell you the truth, whatever you bind on earth will have been bound in heaven, and whatever you release on earth will have been released in heaven. If you forgive anyone’s sins, they are forgiven; if you retain anyon