The Great Schism of 1054 marked the first notable sign of struggle within the Roman Catholic Church by formalizing the separation between the Greek east and the Latin west. This event deprived the church of a certain sense of unity, which was perceived as necessary for a governing body, such as one who presided over the entirety of Western Europe. The difficulties that arose in the Great Schism were of simple ecclesial nature, dealing with issues such as the technicalities of the Eucharist or the scope of the Pope’s power. However, during the early 1500s when the Protestant Reformation was in full swing, it was the entire foundation of which Catholic faith was based that was in question. Suddenly, there were great discrepancies in the ways
