Good morning! ??☕️
We’re now at page 225 of 280 in the “Age of Paradise”, just one chapter left about the period from 900-1054 AD. But the first “mini-schism” had already happened with Pope Nicholas in 863, excommunicating the Patriarch of Constantinople St. Photios. In many ways further amplifying the division between the East and West that was already brewing between the Frankish and the Byzantine Empires.
Also, the ongoing Purgatory Podcast is suddenly moving a lot! After the first month there is a big spike in the downloads! ??