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hard to say where the schism begins exactly. The formal separation really starts to become an issue around 1000 CE. But the East always had some differences from the Western church. I'm not a scholar of Eastern Orthodoxy, but what i do know wouldn't point to their acceptance of texts such as Gospel of Mary. The differences are more around the Creeds, which are formulated in the 3rd/4th century...different theologies of incarnation and Trinity, but as far as i know, no major differences in consideration of gender. Again, i'll put this on the to be checked once back from vacation list. These are good questions, but they're starting to get beyond my off the cuff knowledge.
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