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What brought about the Great Schism of the Catholic Church? How was this problem resolved? Explain.

Answer 1

I could rephrase what already have been said but I would rather site you a source that discusses it in depth (reasons, rules and consequences). It is from a Catholic encyclopedia a pretty good source.

Answer 2

The "Great Schism" occured in 1054. Briefly, it happened in this manner:

Michael Cerularius, the Patriarch of Constantinople accused the Western Church (now the Roman Catholic Church) with certain errors, in particular:
1. amending the universally accepted Nicene Creed to read that the Holy Spirit proceeds from the Father and the Son;
2. forbidding priests to marry

Pope Leo IX sent legates to Constantinople but discussions failed. On July 16, 1054, the papal legates served a decree of excommunication on the Patriarch of Constantinople and his followers. The Patriarch retaliated in kind four days later. In other words, they excommunicated each other. Thus, the first great schism in Christianity occurred. The Church was now divided into the Latin (Roman) Catholic Church of the West, and the Greek Orthodox Church of the East.

The mutual sentence of excommunication remained for centuries. Pope Paul VI and the Patriarch Athenagoras finally lifted it on December 7, 1965.

Answer 3

the deep differences between Rome and Constantinople was determinant, because both declared they was in their right to have the papacy in their cities, the political differences was more determinant than religious differences, the eastern roman emperors began to name their own Caesar, their own currency, flag, etc... so finally the papacy decided to support Rome, and then Constantinople create their own Church, the Eastern Byzantine Orthodox Church, commonly called the Greek Orthodox with their own archbishop, with their capital in Constantinople, this was decided in the convent of Nicaea, they decide to respect each other and accept their differences, but with the pass of the time the Romans said the apostle Peter(the founder of the Christian Church) was roman and no Greek, and then began the hostilities between them.... it's a long history