Q: What caused problems between the Patriarch in Constantinople and the Pope in Rome?
A: Originally the dispute between the Patriarch, Michael Cerularius, and the Pope, Leo IX was over a land in southern Italy. Originally, the land in southern Italy belonged to the Greeks and the Patriarch, but the Pope came to me asking for land claims in the south. This small quarrel led to a huge fight between these two men.
Q: What the outcome of this fight?
After throwing back many arguments between each other the two decided to have each other excommunicated. This outcome is very important because ever since this the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Roman Catholic Church have been divided from each other. I have a feeling that they won't be making up any time soon.
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