Word: schism
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...last week he remained at the center of the turbulence. In Tripoli, the anti-Sadat Arab states voted to "freeze" their diplomatic and political relations with Egypt. Sadat reacted icily by making a full diplomatic break with Syria, Iraq, Libya, Algeria and South Yemen. His decision produced a schism as deep as any in the 32-year history of the Arab League. Also, responding to the constant criticism of his initiatives by Moscow, Sadat summarily closed down a number of Soviet consulates and cultural offices. That reduced the Communist presence in Egypt to its lowest level since the days...
...Schism in the Soul...
James Willwerth's article on the Puerto Rican terrorists [Oct. 24] deals with consequences rather than causes. The murderous tactics of a small minority are more than just a problem for the FBI; the) are symptomatic of a schism within the island's political soul...
...defines doctrines of faith or morals ex cathedra (from his throne) and such dicta are "irreformable" and require no "consent of the church." The bishops' lopsided 533-to-2 vote that day masked a deep division in the council and throughout the church. The immediate repercussions included the schism of "Old Catholics" and a wave of antichurch laws in Germany. Though scholars differ over where infallibility applies, the power has been invoked explicitly only once: in the 1950 declaration that Mary was assumed bodily into heaven. Even so, infallibility remains a fundamental obstacle to the reunion of Christianity...
...Schism was accomplished at the church's General Convention last year, when approval was given to the pseudo ordination of women and the revision of the Book of Common Prayer. Call us dissidents if you like, but we are only attempting to preserve the Catholic faith forfeited by the church...