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Article Evaluation: Western Schism

The article is relevant to the topic, but some information lead me away from the article. Specifically "The affair is sometimes referred to as the Great Schism, although this term is typically reserved for the East–West Schism (1054) between the Western Churches answering to the See of Rome and the Orthodox Churches of the East.," causes some distraction for me, because I don't think some of the information provided is necessary for understanding the topic. In my opinion, "(1054) between the Western Churches answering to the See of Rome and the Orthodox Churches of the East." should not be included.

Some of the formatting and wording also causes some confusion in some places.

The article remains neutral throughout and doesn't favor one side of the conflict.

The factions discussed seem to be equally represented (the Avignons and the Romans).

There are very few references in this article, and in one particular section of the article, under the title "Resolution", it has no citations. The variety of citations is also very limited.

One of the references I can browse comes from a book written in 1896, and is published by the Christian Literature Company. This leads me to believe that some information could be missing because religious affiliated companies are notorious for doing so. The book goes through various events and people important to Church history. The potential bias of this source is not noted.

The information could be out of date, because most of the edits were made in the early 2000's and 2010's, it's entirely possible new information could have been discovered and not included in this article.

The conversations being had are about errors being made (spelling, grammar), the discussion of certain terms and how they're used, and how some information is incorrect or doesn't fit with the topic being discussed.

The article is part of the Wikiproject Middle Ages, Christianity and Catholicism and Politics.