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What was the major effect of the Great Schism?

a.The Church elected a new pope.
b.The Church was permanently weakened.
c.The Church instituted widespread reforms.
d.The Church had a lengthy conflict with a king.

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b. The Church was permanently weakened.

Explanation: The Great Schism (especially the Western Schism, 1378–1417) left the papacy divided with rival popes, undermining the Church’s moral authority and political power and contributing to long-term decline in its influence.