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The Third Schism: Old vs New in 1800
The Third Schism. First it was East & West, then it was the Reformation and now it is the Old and the New. The Third Schism refers to a religious movement in which the Catholic Churches of the New World/the Americas, split from that of the Old World. Various factions went into this, but one of the largest was the wave of independence movements of the former colonial nations escaping their former masters. Another was the backlash caused by the Pope's support of further colonization and subjugation. This led to an uprising led by the mestizo or the mixed races against this, and aided by sympathic members of the Clergy. A third factor was that of the United States', who's influence both inspired revolution, yet their negative connotation of Proestants (barring the Quakers) associated with mistreatment of the natives have led to much criticism. Lastly, this backlash led to more radical members in resurrecting or focus on native/pre-Christian beliefs though not all of them were welcomed and many moderates sought to bring back some of the native traditions and combine it with the positives of Christianity; a movement of syncretism that to the birth of what is now the second dominant form of Christianity.
Heterodox Christianity, divided into the Northern, Central and Southern Heterodox Church families. A combination of Catholicism and various native and protestant ways, they symbolizs the cultural seperation between the Old and New Worlds, done in 1800. Their symbol is represented by a cross made of four deltoids (classic kite shapes). Each one of the branches of the Heterodox Churches have their own variant on this, but the "deltoid cross" remains the representation of the Heterodox Christians.
Hetereodox Christianity helped to further seperate relations between the Old and New World, while also creating a political movement over the combination of progressive movements with religion, creating the term "pious progressive" within the lexicon and serving as an opposite to the "religious right."
Northern Heterodoxy
Northrn Heterodox churches refer to those found in the United States (including current and former protectorates), Canada and the Philippines (as a result of US influence.) Initially, the Northern Heterodox churches were among the weakest of the three branches, due to the dominance of Protestant churches, with the initial significance being in Quebec. However, the church gradually grew stronger as the various American native tribes and nations lent mutual support to the Northern Heterodox churches in exchange for influence. The big contributions came from three groups however: white Catholic immigrants (mainly Irish and Italian), many of whom converted to Northern Heterodox pragmatically, but would contribute plenty of influence and assistance, black freeman and former slaves (as Quaker influence on Northern Heterodoxy would lead to the Church becoming a strong advocate for civil rights and abolition) and Chinese immigrants (many who arrived in the western shores, where Northern Heterodoxy had a stronghold in due to Mexican influence for California and Californian influence for BC).
Northern Heterodoxy is among the most varied and radical of the three branches, with Afro-American/African cultural influences, Irish folklore and the Chinese celestial bureaucracy having created a very mixed and diverse area. Furthermore, the heavy ties to immigrants and its opposition to the dominance of the Protestant churches have led to Northern Heterodoxy being the most "liberal" church of the three. Within the Northern Heterodox, there are over several hundred bishops, with several dozens of archbishops looking over them. Unlike Central or Southern Heterodox Churches, Northern Heterodoxy lacks a pope though the archbishop located in Washington DC is granted similar levels of prestige. Northern Heterodoxy is known for its usage of Latin amongst as a "sacred language" in being written and spoken in.
The specific Northern Heterodox cross has the deltoid cross with a
wide star overlaid in the center of ths cross, which many have stated was inspired by the stars of the American flag, though is the dominant Northern Heterodox cross in usage. However, French-descended Northern Heterodox followers will sometimes use Montrael's own, which replaces the star with an upside-down
fleur-de-lis.
Central Heterodoxy
Central Heterodox churches refer to those in Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean (though some in the Southwestern United States/former Mexican territory, have honorary status as such, excluding Texas and California). Amongst the most stable and dominant of three, Central Heterodoxy has great respect amongst the others for being the oldest of the Heterodox churches and having kicked off the movement. Unlike the various mixing pot over in Northern Heterodox, Central Heterodoxy is defined primarily by its Aztec and Mayan influences, though various smaller native groups have their own distinct Central Heterodox Churchs in their areas, even if for pragmatic means. Native tongues such as Nagual, Mixtec and Maya are used as spoken holy languages to be sung though the holy books were originally written in Spanish due to the problems in deciphering the glyphs. However, some branches within Central Heterodoxy have been funding lingualists and writers to create an alphabet for the langugaes that move away from ideograms, pictrograms and logograbs and into an easier writing system (though debates remain over if alphabets or abugidas would be easier.) While the most stable, Central Heterodoxy has dealt with some issues, such as underrepresentation and preference of certain tribal groups over others as well as some wishing to disregard the Christian aspects entirely and embrace a wholy reformed version of the pagan beliefs. Another is Central Heterodoxy's potential split between its inland counterparts and its island neighbors due to the growing influence of the various Voodoo/Vodun religions in the Caribbean.
The speicifc Central Heterodox cross has the deltoid cross with a sun symbol overlaid in the center. The Central Heterodox cross has the most variance in appearance in larger forms, often having large and ornate forms.
Southern Heterodoxy
Southern Heterodoxy churches refer to those over in South America and is among the most quiet of the Heterodox Churches and indeed, the Southern Heterodox churches have been a large influence in helping to promote and maintain stability in South America, especially during the various land wars. Spanish serves as the unifying language within the Southern Heterodox church with the secondary language being regional based, such as Musica, Mapuche and especially Quechua. However, Portugese is the language used ion Brazil and indeed, Southern Heterodoxy remains the church most likely to have a schism of its own, namely between the Spanish speaking members and its Portugese speaking members, especially as the Brazil-based Southern Heterodox churches began setting up Southern Heterodox churches in former Portugese colonies in Africa and in Eastern Timor. Despite this, the Southern Heterodox Church seems to remain stable for the time being, though the cultural differences are becoming more seen, especially with Japanese influence in Brazil's Southern Heterodox churches, which been including a combination of Brazilian folklore mixed with the Japanese version of
kami.
The Southern Heterodox cross is the deltoid cross with the Incan
chakana in the center of it, overlaying it.
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