The great Schism (aug 3, 1378 – aug 27, 1417)
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With Pope Urban in Rome and Clement VII in Avignon. France and spain sided with Clement but England, Portugal and eastern Europe sided with Urban. John of Spoleto a professor at Bologna summed up the Schism: The longer this lasts the more it will cost, how many casualties and the more harm it does. The schism weakened faith of many chrisitans and the church leaders.
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