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Long and short of it, at the ecumenical council held in Florence, the (Re-)Union of the Orthodox and Catholic Churches was attempted. Patriarch Joseph II of Constantinople died during the council's session, and his successor was appointed by the Emperor who himself was pro-unionist. The imperial will was also used to compel all the bishops and patriarchs of the Orthodox Church to agree. One did not - St. Mark of Ephesus - and due to him refusing to consent, the whole scheme of reunification collapsed.

What happens if the Council manages to successfully "heal" the Great Schism, this could be because Joseph II lives longer, because St. Mark dies earlier, or perhaps the Emperor "persuades" Mark to agree to it? What would be acceptable terms on which the church could be reunited?
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