The Byzantine Church in Southern Italy

The two patriarchas co existed, but with strained relationship throughout the ninth and tenth centuries. Michael cerilarius wrote to these new latin bishops instated by the normans and denounced them for their incorrect practices. The papacy during the ten forties was having its own problems with multiple claimants trying to claim the title of pope. In the year ten forty nine, leo would react to the fact that michal had closed all the in churches of constantinople by sending a papal bull to mihal, excommunicating him from the christian church. This would signify the permanent split of the roman catholic church from the eastern orthodox church. We call this the