Sentence examples for only schism from inspiring English sources

Benedict's decision to extend an olive branch to the four men was apparently born from a deep personal and theological desire to heal the only schism in the Roman Catholic Church in a century.

The only schism to have a lasting effect concerned a dispute over proper monastic practice, with the Shvetambara ("White-Robed") sect arguing that monks and nuns should wear white robes and the Digambara ("Sky-Clad"; i.e., naked) sect claiming that a true monk (but not a nun) should be naked.

It is not only the schism that turns voters off; the vehemence of it seems scary, weird and disproportionate.

"This is certainly a major concession to the traditionalists, part of a long effort by Rome to heal the only formal schism after Vatican II," said John L. Allen Jr., a columnist for the National Catholic Reporter.

The court's ruling involved only Mr. Schism and Mr. Reinlie, but their lawyer, George E. Day, said he was trying to have the case certified as a class action.

Benedict has said he removed the excommunications as a gesture of "compassion" to help heal the only formal schism in the Roman Catholic Church, and Vatican officials said he was not aware of the bishop's stance on the Holocaust.

As the vultures descend on the Co-op, the attack on it by a senior Labour party figure (Co-op shambles exposed, 15 March) only underlines the schism within the movement.

And he still divides: PJK in conversation with KOB will only deepen the schism between those who think this biographical interview is long overdue and those who can't see the point of giving the man more air.

Schism only allows extremes to develop.

The World Trade Center attacks have only intensified the schisms in Afghan mosques throughout the region since the Taliban began its rise to power in 1994.

But the schism has overshadowed success.