Which of the following events led to the formal split of the Christian Church?

a.) Emperor Leo III allowed veneration of icons.
b.) The Pope declared the iconoclasts as heretics and excommunicated them.
c.) The Pope ordered the destruction of icons to disrupt the iconoclasts.
d.) Priests left the church in order to marry.

Question

Which of the following events led to the formal split of the Christian Church?

a.) Emperor Leo III allowed veneration of icons.
b.) The Pope declared the iconoclasts as heretics and excommunicated them.
c.) The Pope ordered the destruction of icons to disrupt the iconoclasts.
d.) Priests left the church in order to marry.

nurali · Answer

i think The pope declared the iconoclasts as heretics and excommunicated them.