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Christendom
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Christian-dominated Western Europe of the Middle Ages
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Conclave
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A meeting of cardinals to elect a pope.
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Eastern Orthodox Churches
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Christian Churches with origins in the Eastern Roman Empire that are not in union with the pope and Church centered in Rome.
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Eastern Rite Catholic Churches
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Catholic Churches whose origins were in the Eastern Roman Empire that are in union with the pope and Church centered in Rome.
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East-West Schism
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The official separation of the Eastern (Orthodox) Church and the Western Church; also referred to as the Great Schism.
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excommunication
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A severe ecclesiastical penalty that excludes the offender from taking part in the Eucharist of other sacraments.
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filioque
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Latin term meaning "and from the Son."
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Gergorian Reforms
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A series of Church reforms under Pope Gregory VII.
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iconoclast controversy
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Conflict caused by the Eastern emperor's decision to condemn the use of icons in worship.
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Inquisition
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Trails established to help curb the spread of heretical doctrines.
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Lay investiture
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The practice of lay persons (such as kings) appointing bishops, priests, abbots, and abbesses.
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Mendicant
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Religious communities whose members live among people and rely on the charity of others.
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Simony
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The payment of money to be appointed to a Church office.
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Summa Theologica
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Saint Thomas Aquinas's comprehensive systematic examination of Christian theology.
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Truce of God
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A rule enacted by the medieval Church forbidding warfare during certain holy days of the year.
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