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  1 Fwd,1|         first and second Vatican Councils, and who are grappling with
  2 Fwd,6|       The Seven Great Ecumenical Councils were all held in the East,
  3  1,1 |         active in the Ecumenical Councils [Protopresbyter Michael
  4  1,1 |          and upon the Ecumenical Councils, Satan denies the truth
  5  1,11|       importance of the Church's Councils. Bishop Alexander of Buenos
  6  1,11|   overshadow bishops gathered in Councils, the most complicated questions
  7  1,11|  government, that the Ecumenical Councils represented the highest
  8  1,11|    Church, that these Ecumenical Councils were not called to advise
  9  1,11|     creeds of these [Ecumenical] Councils do we find any recognition
 10  1,11|        Church Fathers or general councils settled doctrinal disputes
 11  1,11|     undivided Church governed by councils that offered a common forum
 12  1,11| exemplified by the early general councils. It is this model of government
 13  1,11|          of the Seven Ecumenical Councils.... Today with her self-governing
 14  1,15|        Church leaders to meet in Councils in future internal and external
 15  1,17|      consult with one another in Councils in order to achieve a common
 16  1,18|          first of the Ecumenical Councils?~ [Professor's addendum:
 17  2   |          the Church of the Seven Councils.~ ~ ~
 18  2,1 |          the Church of the Seven Councils?~ The Church of the Seven
 19  2,1 |          The Church of the Seven Councils is another name for the
 20  2,1 |          to the Seven Ecumenical Councils, those giant foundations
 21  2,1 |        seven holy and Ecumenical Councils, and these are the seven
 22  2,6 |        first of seven Ecumenical Councils in the history of the Church.
 23  2,6 |  Orthodox Church. The Ecumenical Councils themselves acknowledge the
 24  2,6 |         doctrinal decrees of the Councils, and they forbade any changes
 25  2,13|   inspired the discussion at the Councils?~ The Councils were inspired
 26  2,13| discussion at the Councils?~ The Councils were inspired by the purpose
 27  2,14|               14.~ What were the Councils mainly concerned with safeguarding?~
 28  2,14|          with safeguarding?~ The Councils were concerned with safeguarding
 29  2,14|        this purpose in mind, the Councils defended the ancient teaching
 30  2,14|        This chapter concerns the Councils through which the Holy Spirit
 31  2,14|     within the Church before the Councils, but the explanations of
 32  2,14|        mankind. Essentially, the Councils met to discuss and give
 33  2,14|          pagan philosophies. The Councils of the bishops of the whole
 34  2,15|           There are two types of Councils within the Church. What
 35  2,15|       Christian antiquity, local councils of separate Orthodox Churches
 36  2,15|        Eerdmans Seven Ecumenical Councils, p. 596.] Local councils
 37  2,15|         Councils, p. 596.] Local councils were attended by all the
 38  2,15|          the Roman Empire. These councils would ordinarily convene
 39  2,15|       the Church there were also councils of regional bishops representing
 40  2,15|          goes on to list general councils in which bishops from the
 41  2,15|        Included in these general councils are the Ecumenical Councils.
 42  2,15|      councils are the Ecumenical Councils. The same Fr. Michael explains
 43  2,15|     decisions reached in general councils are approved and accepted
 44  2,15|  subsequent general council, the councils then received the title
 45  2,16|        mean by saying that these Councils fulfilled a double task?~
 46  2,16|     discussion of the Ecumenical Councils with the popular — though
 47  2,16|      erroneous — idea that these Councils “defined once and for all
 48  2,16|         explains, the Ecumenical Councils defended what the Church
 49  2,16|        96-97].~ In addition, the Councils worked out the Church's
 50  2,20|          by the Seven Ecumenical Councils. These Councils, representing
 51  2,20|       Ecumenical Councils. These Councils, representing the voice
 52  2,26|       revelation, the Ecumenical Councils defended the truth that
 53  2,32|         the first two Ecumenical Councils concentrate?~ The first
 54  2,32|         The first two Ecumenical Councils (fourth century) concentrated
 55  2,35|     section about the Ecumenical Councils.~ The textbook notes that
 56  2,35|          notes that the Church's Councils had as their purpose the
 57  2,35|          orders.” The Ecumenical Councils were convened by the Roman (
 58  2,35|          the previous Ecumenical Councils.” To be the voice of the
 59  2,35|         the preceding Ecumenical Councils, and conversely, a council
 60  2,35|          the previous Ecumenical Councils. If the decisions meet these
 61  2,35|    canonizings by the Ecumenical Councils, either through their personal
 62  2,35|      expressed in the Ecumenical Councils of the Church [Op. cit.,
 63  2,35|   Concerning what the Ecumenical Councils accomplished, Fr. Michael
 64  2,35|           Lastly, the Ecumenical Councils confirmed the dogmatic decrees
 65  2,35|     decrees of a number of local councils, and also the dogmatic statements
 66  2,35|       that when it happened that councils of bishops permitted heretical
 67  2,35|        is explained that:~ ~True Councils — those which express Orthodox
 68  2,35|    catholic consciousness; false councils — those which teach heresy
 69  2,35|      Church is the Church not of councils as such, but only of true
 70  2,35|        as such, but only of true councils, inspired by the Holy Spirit,
 71  2,35|     explains that the Ecumenical Councils of the Church made their
 72  2,35|        decrees of the Ecumenical Councils concerning the faith express~ ~...
 73  2,35|          dogmatic decrees of the Councils, the Ecumenical Councils
 74  2,35|         Councils, the Ecumenical Councils themselves acknowledge as
 75  2,35|         Fifth, Sixth and Seventh Councils) [Ibid., p. 37].~ ~The first
 76  2,35|  condemnation of five Ecumenical Councils that the Latin Church itself
 77  2,35|    handed down by the Ecumenical Councils are infallible, and along
 78  2,35|        authority. The Ecumenical Councils cannot be revised or corrected,
 79  2,36|      dealing with the Ecumenical Councils. These Councils are but
 80  2,36|       Ecumenical Councils. These Councils are but one more sign of
 81  2,36|    doctrines with the Ecumenical Councils, the doctrines of the Holy
 82  3   |          the Church of the Seven Councils (Continuation).~ ~
 83  3,5 |          bishop would preside in Councils but would not impose authority.
 84  3,5 |        present at the Ecumenical Councils, and no pope ever presided
 85  3,5 |         Moreover, the Ecumenical Councils themselves never imagined
 86  3,5 |          of the Seven Ecumenical Councils called for an equilibrium
 87  3,5 |          of the Seven Ecumenical Councils. Just as in the East, the
 88  3,5 |     Churches through their local councils. The bishop of Rome had
 89  3,5 |   obedient to the decrees of the councils. Also, on important questions
 90  3,5 |          only the decrees of the councils, and they sat as equal to
 91  3,5 |      equal to one another in the councils. Also, none of the bishops
 92  3,5 |     Strossmayer continued:~ ~The Councils of the first four centuries,
 93  3,16|     fully half of the Ecumenical Councils. Monophysitism maintained
 94  3,17|       Fifth and Sixth Ecumenical Councils drew extensively from his
 95  3,22|          to the Sixth Ecumenical Councils. The most significant point
 96  3,22|      immense importance of these Councils. As the textbook notes,
 97  3,22|   textbook notes, the Ecumenical Councils resolved the Christological
 98  4,12|        Eerdmans Seven Ecumenical Councils, p. 550].~ ~The Greek Fathers
 99  4,12|    concern of all the Ecumenical Councils was Christological and soteriological,
100  4,17|      heresies and the Ecumenical Councils that repudiated them — a
101  4,17|     gathered together in various Councils, who settled the question
102  5,2 |   understand that the Ecumenical Councils were conducted by imperfect
103  5,2 |          attended the Ecumenical Councils were guided by the Holy
104  6,4 |      First and Second Ecumenical Councils.~ From the outset, there
105  6,6 |         itself above the ancient Councils and fashioning unto itself
106  6,6 |     without any reference to the Councils or Sacred Apostolic Tradition.
107  6,6 |       Church was obedient to the Councils and the conscience of the
108  6,7 |      decisions of the Ecumenical Councils, it did not play an active
109  6,9 |       synthesized at the General Councils, guided by the Holy Spirit.
110  6,10|          only to convoke general councils, but to amplify and even
111  6,13|      noted above, the Ecumenical Councils specifically forbade that
112  6,15|        obedience to the Church's Councils. Since these Councils are
113  6,15|          s Councils. Since these Councils are assemblies of all bishops
114  6,15|         places himself above the Councils, he severs himself from
115  6,15|         has — these same ancient Councils, and he has no source of
116  6,15|         Is this how the previous Councils have defined it? They would
117  6,15|        Tradition, to the ancient Councils, or to the Church Fathers —
118  6,16|      itself above the Ecumenical Councils, which are expressive of
119  6,16|      consult with one another in councils, and when it likewise ignored
120  6,16|         that in the past, Church Councils were historically called
121  7,6 |        decrees of the Ecumenical Councils and the writings of the
122  7,8 |    handed down by the Ecumenical Councils are infallible. All of them
123  7,11|    canons of the holy Ecumenical Councils, decrees and the Symbol
124  7,11|     considered by the Ecumenical Councils and the Holy Fathers to
125  7,11|          at its Seven Ecumenical Councils. These things are so because
126  7,11|        of Orthodoxy's Ecumenical Councils as to which books were included
127  7,11|   without Orthodoxy's Ecumenical Councils, various other doctrines
128  7,11|          it is to the Ecumenical Councils and Holy Fathers that we
129  7,11|          founded. The Ecumenical Councils made wide use of Apostolic
130  7,11| contended through the Ecumenical Councils. Characteristic of the line
131  7,12|          of the Seven Ecumenical Councils, including the Church's
132  7,12|        Canon law.~·        Later councils (that is, local councils
133  7,12|         councils (that is, local councils and letters or statements
134  7,14|       Acts of all the Ecumenical Councils, as well as in the writings
135  7,18|       authority?~ The Ecumenical Councils are unerring and express
136  7,18|    definitions of the Ecumenical Councils are infallible, those of
137  7,18|       infallible, those of local councils of individual bishops are
138  7,18|       decisions reached in local councils are accepted by the rest
139  7,19|        you name one set of local councils which dealt with the same
140  7,19|         faith of the hesychastic councils of the fourteenth century,
141  7,19|       Ecumenical Council and the councils of the fourteenth century.
142  7,20|    handed down by the Ecumenical Councils must be seen in the wider
143  7,20|       drawn up by the Ecumenical Councils, by local councils, and
144  7,20|    Ecumenical Councils, by local councils, and by individual bishops.
145  7,21|    definitions of the Ecumenical Councils, and he recognizes the infallibility
146  7,21|          Apostles and Ecumenical Councils. The modernists' agenda
147  7,22|           through the Ecumenical Councils and the Creed, through the
148  8,7 |          decrees of the Church's councils, the Ecumenical Councils
149  8,7 |         councils, the Ecumenical Councils themselves acknowledge the
150  8,7 |     Sixth and Seventh Ecumenical Councils. Thus, the Latin Church
151  8,7 |     condemned by five Ecumenical Councils which it itself recognizes
152  8,11|  Scriptures, with the Ecumenical Councils, and with the Creed which
153  8,14|       consent of all. Ecumenical Councils produced the Creed, and
154  8,14|        the Creed, and Ecumenical Councils prohibited any changes in
155  8,14|          Creed of the Ecumenical Councils could only create enormous
156  8,14|          obvious no. Two reunion councils — those of Lyons (1274)
157  9,3 |          century, the Ecumenical Councils, defending the Apostolic
158  9,19| Scriptures and in the Ecumenical Councils, is that He is true God
159 10,6 |          Orthodoxy places on the councils, which are expressions of
160 10,10|         and which the Ecumenical Councils of the Undivided Church
161 10,10|         early Church Fathers and Councils made it abundantly clear
162 10,10|         Church at her Ecumenical Councils. In these numerous branches
163 10,15|         manifested at Ecumenical Councils, the Ecumenical Councils
164 10,15|         Councils, the Ecumenical Councils are the infallible custodians
165 10,15|       because the members of the Councils are individually infallible,
166 10,15|     because the decisions of the Councils are the voice of the whole
167 10,15|     Spirit (the decisions of the Councils always begin with the words: “
168 10,18|           neither patriarchs nor councils could ever introduce new
169 10,19|        can also take part in the Councils, as did St. Constantine
170 10,23|         to her by two Ecumenical Councils, she is the Theotokos (Birthgiver
171 11,1 |         and the Seven Ecumenical Councils we scrupulously keep. As
172 11,1 |          by the Seven Ecumenical Councils, and monasticism was in
173 11,4 |        Fathers of the Ecumenical Councils: “The preaching of the Apostles
174 11,4 |   represent the Seven Ecumenical Councils, while nine stand for the