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Re: What makes a council ecumenical?
danman916 #354036 10/02/10 12:02 PM
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Yes, they have--tacitly, if not explicitly, the faith of the first Seven Councils has been received or was always held by all of the Apostolic Churches. Only the baggage of history and the unwillingness of some on both sides to have that faith expressed in the terminology of their own school of theology prevents total and explicit unity on all points.
Re: What makes a council ecumenical?
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Originally Posted by StuartK
We're both saints.
Then as we have Nicholas, the Wonder-worker; John, the Golden-mouth; Andrew, the First-called; etc.: now it appears, StuartK, the Self-proclaimed. And how should such a one be be represented? Ah, yes, blowing his own horn.
Re: What makes a council ecumenical?
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I will pray for you, my son.
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