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  Ecumenical council - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
Eastern Orthodoxy typically views the purely doctrinal canons as dogmatic and applicable to the entire church at all times, while the disciplinary canons are the application of those dogmas in a particular time and place; these canons may or may not be applicable in other situations.
Fourth Council of Constantinople, (869–870); deposed Patriarch Photios of Constantinople (who was later made a saint by the Orthodox Church) because of certain irregularities involved in his assumption of the patriarchal throne, such as the fact that his predecessor St. Ignatius had not been validly deposed.
George Dragas, and the 1848 Encyclical of the Eastern Patriarchs (which refers explicitly to the "Eighth Ecumenical Council" and was signed by the patriarchs of Constantinople, Jerusalem, Antioch, and Alexandria as well as the Holy Synods of the first three), regard other synods beyond the Seventh Ecumenical Council as being ecumenical.
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 An Overview of Eastern Orthodoxy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Eastern Orthodoxy's assertion that humanity's ultimate goal is theosis, or participation in the Divine life, has informed and shaped their doctrine of the Fall.
Eastern Orthodox theologians deny that any deity is ascribed to the icons and justify their inclusion in worship largely on the basis of Christ's incarnation.
Eastern Orthodox thought understands the elements of communion to be actual types of Christ's glorified humanity, which in some mystical way, comes to the believer as he or she partakes of the bread and wine.
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 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Photius of Constantinople
It is certain that the future patriarch belonged to one of the great families of Constantinople; the Patriarch Tarasius (784-806), in whose time the seventh general council (Second of Nicæa, 787) was held, was either elder brother or uncle of his father (Photius: Ep.
The emperor sent an answer dictated by Photius saying that nothing Nicholas could do would help Ignatius, that all the Eastern Patriarchs were on Photius's side, that the excommunication of the legates must be explained and that unless the pope altered his decision, Michael would come to Rome with an army to punish him.
That Ignatius was the rightful patriarch as long as he lived, and Photius an intruder, cannot be denied by any one who does not conceive the Church as merely the slave of a civil government.
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 Ecumenical council
Reconciliatory efforts between Oriental Orthodox with the Eastern and Catholics in the mid- and late-20th century have led to common Christological declarations.
The mutual excommunications of 1054 between the Pope Leo IX and the Patriarch Michael I Cerularius were lifted in the Catholic-Orthodox joint declaration of 1965.
Similarly, on November 11, 1994 at meeting of Mar Dinkha IV, Patriarch of Babylon, Selucia-Ctesiphon and all of the East, leader of the Assyrian and the Roman Catholic Pope John Paul II at the Vatican, a Common Christological Declaration was signed, bridging a schism dating from the Third Ecumenical Council at Ephesus.
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 T. R. Valentine: The Eighth and Ninth Ecumenical Synods (Ecumenical Councils)
In the Encyclical of the Eastern Patriarchs written in 1848 and signed by bishops of the Holy Synods of Constantinople, Antioch, and Jerusalem, the reader finds repeated references to the Eighth Ecumenical Council.
Part of that synthesis was actually prepared in the thirteenth century by Patriarch Gregory II of Cyprus.In a very real sense, the fundamental distinction between the essence and the energy is none other than the "working piece" of Palamas' theology.
The Encyclical of 1848 regards the council held at Constantinople in 879-880 to be the Eighth Ecumenical Council.
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 Encyclical of the Eastern Patriarchs, 1848
It was subjected to anathema, as a novelty and augmentation of the Creed, by the eighth Ecumenical Council, congregated at Constantinople for the pacification of the Eastern and Western Churches.
In this Encyclical, he addresses those who at different times have gone over from different Christian Communions, and embraced the Papacy, and of course are favorable to him, extending his arguments also to the Orthodox, either particularly or without naming them; and, citing our divine and holy Fathers (p.
Let us, too, thus wise, transmit it, pure as we have received it, to coming generations, altering nothing, that they may be, as we are, full of confidence, and with nothing to be ashamed of when speaking of the faith of their forefathers.
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 Fourth Council Of Constantinople : Sirchin - The Free Encyclopedia And Other Stuff   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Photius is now considered a saint of the Eastern Orthodox Church; in part for having refused to acquiesce to the decision of this council and what the Eastern Orthodox consider to have been overweening monarchical aspirations on the part of Rome's patriarch.
Among Eastern Catholics, he is remembered for the virtues of his personal life and his remarkable talents, even genius, and the wide range of his intellectual aptitudes.
Many theologians (and not a few bishops; see Encyclical of the Eastern Patriarchs) within the Orthodox Church consider the council of 869-870 to have been a robber council and instead recognize the reunion council held at Constantinople in 879-880 as being the Eighth Ecumenical Council.
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 Orthodoxy and Heterodoxy
The Eastern Orthodox Church expects that the branch and the twigs will come back to join the tree, not that the tree will have to fall down to join the branch.
Metropolitan Anthony (Khrapovitsky) of Kiev and Galich, 1863-1936, was a candidate for the restored Patriarchal See of Moscow in 1917, organizer and first primate of the Russian Church Abroad, and the spiritual father of St. John the Wonderworker of Shanghai and San Francisco.
A careful and discerning reader of this article, first published in 1911 in St. Petersburg, will not only learn much about the historical ways of Christianity, but also gain insight into the legacy of the past century and the challenges we are about to face in the next one.
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Pan-Orthodox encyclicals issued in reply to various papal encyclicals.
Encyclical of 1848: In reply to Pius IX.
Encyclical of 1895: In reply to Leo XIII.
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 Eastern Catholic Patriarchs
The Eastern Catholic Churches, together with the other Churches of the East, are living witnesses of the traditions that date back through the Fathers to the Apostles (cf.
The particular role of the Eastern Catholic Churches corresponds to the one left unfilled by the lack of full communion with the Orthodox Churches.
Venerable Brothers in Christ, on the threshold of the Great Jubilee the evangelizing power of your Patriarchal Churches represents an unparalleled challenge for a faithful and open proclamation of the Gospel, and for the renewal of the life and mission of the Church and of your Churches.
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 HTC: Discord in the Church and freedom of conscience
The 1848 Encyclical of the Eastern Patriarchs states: "Infallibility is found in the oneness of the Church's ecumenicity, united by mutual love and the unchanging dogmas, along with the purity of rites.
The first Karlovtsy Council, which was condemned by the Patriarch, was conducted under the banner of the Rightist monarchist organization which exercised its dominance over the Church.
Neither the Patriarch nor the Metropolitan can be spokesmen for any kind of an extreme trend in the life of the Church, and they rarely are the initiators of anything other than a placid movement.
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 Encyclical of the Eastern Patriarchs - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Encyclical of the Eastern Patriarchs was a letter sent in May, 1848 by the patriarchs of the Orthodox Church in reply to Pope Pius IX's Epistle to the Easterns (1848).
The encyclical explicitly denounces the Filioque clause added by Rome to the Nicene Creed as a heresy, censures the papacy for missionizing among Eastern Orthodox Christians, and repudiates Ultramontanism (papal supremacy).
In the course of all this, it notably makes reference to the Eighth Ecumenical Council (879-880), in contrast with the opinion of many modern Eastern Orthodox Christians that there are only seven Ecumenical Councils accepted by the Orthodox Church.
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 Eastern Orthodox Forum - Should Antidoron be given to Non Orthodox guests
This is, in fact, the role of the entire Body—"...because the protector of religion is the very body of the Church, even the people themselves..." (Encyclical of the Eastern Patriarchs, 1848).
In the East, where there are some densely-populated monophysite areas that mistakenly call themselves "Orthodox," those actually belonging to the Eastern Orthodox Church call themselves "Rum Orthodox" or "Roman Orthodox." There is a good article about this on www.romanity.org if you're interested in checking it out.
Consequently, the Sarum Rite had a ceremony for the blessing of bread before Mass on Sundays, and this was left in church for the poor of the parish to help themselves to after the Mass and throughout the week.
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 Papacy - The Plague of Christianity
Theology and Mysticism in the tradition of the Eastern Church
A Reply to the Papal Encyclical of Pope Leo XIII on Reunion
An interview of Patriarch Bartholomew on problems of the union
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 who started your church? - Catholic Answers Forums   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
You're new here so you are probably unaware, but even most Eastern rite Catholics are sensitive enough not to use the expression "Orthodox in communion with the Pope" as they understand how offensive and misleading it is. Please keep it in mind in future.
The Eastern Catholics, the Eastern Rite of the Catholic
The Latin Rite and Eastern Rite Churchs are both founded by Christ, the Latin (Roman) Rite Church did not "break" from mainstream "Christianity" but the once united Faith was now split into two "parrallel paths" if we are to use your supplied time-line analysis.
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 Saint Photius the Great's Encyclical to the Eastern Patriarchs
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Accordingly, the Orthodox there ask us to free them from his great tyranny, for in that area sacred law is being scorned and Church order trampled.
We were told this earlier by monks who came to us from there, and now we have received many letters stating frightening news about that region and asking us to relay their message to all the bishops and to the Apostolic Patriarchs as well.
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 patriarchs - OneLook Dictionary Search
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To All the Bishops Everywhere, Beloved in the Holy Ghost, Our Venerable, Most Dear Brethren; and to their Most Pious Clergy; and to All the Genuine Orthodox Sons of the One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church: Brotherly Salutation in the Holy Spirit, and Every Good From God, and Salvation.
, congregated at Constantinople for the pacification of the Eastern and Western Churches.
As to the supremacy, since we are not setting forth a treatise, let the same great Basil present the matter in a f'ew words, "I preferred to address myself to Him who is Head over them."
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 The Orthodox Church & the Christians of the Reformation :: An Introduction to Orthodox Christianity for Lutherans, ...
The Great Schism is often dated from the year 1054, when Papal Legates excommunicated the Patriarch of Constantinople; certainly the Schism was sealed by 1204, when the Western Crusaders turned aside to sack that great city, and establish their own Latin Patriarchate there.
In the East, Holy Tradition, which includes the Scriptures, and is structured by and guided by the Holy Spirit in accordance with the Scriptures, is the vehicle for the transmission of the Faith to each succeeding generation.
It had not been long since Frank Schaeffer, the son of one of the most beloved Reformed theologians of the Twentieth Century, had converted to Eastern Orthodoxy.
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 An Eighth Ecumenical council for the Orthodox - Catholic Answers Forums   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Following this Conference, the Orthodox press was filled with news of it and with hopes for the actual convocation at last of the "Holy and Great Council" for which this Conference and several earlier ones have been preparing.
*It is true that the 1848 Encyclical of the Eastern Patriarchs does refer to the 9th century Council as ecumenical.
It also calls into question why the decisions of the Fourth Ecumenical Council, which included deposing a sworn Patriarch, were implemented immediately, and not upon the ratification of some later Council.
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 Modern History Sourcebook: Encyclical of the Eastern Patriarchs, 1848
HIEROTHEUS, by the Mercy of God, Patriarch of Alexandria and of all Egypt, a beloved brother in Christ our God, and suppliant.
METHODIOS, by the Mercy of God, Patriarch of the great City of God, Antioch, and of all Anatolia, a beloved brother in Christ our God, and suppliant.
CYRIL, by the Mercy of God, Patriarch of Jerusalem and of all Palestine, a beloved brother in Christ our God, and suppliant.
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 Ecumenical council - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
3.2 Eastern Orthodoxy: accept #1-#7; some also accept #8(EO), #9(EO) as ecumenical
[edit] #8 and #9 for some Eastern Orthodox
[edit] Eastern Orthodoxy: accept #1-#7; some also accept #8(EO), #9(EO) as ecumenical
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 REL 322
Only minimal attention will be given to the Eastern Christian traditions during this period, since these are the subject of a separate course.
In the course of the term, students will read and write reflective essays on several primary sources, each selected to represent the historical and confessional diversity of Christian traditions, as well as to present certain basic problems from the history of Christianity.
Read: Colish, 113-28; Patriarch Photius of Constantinople, Encyclical to the Eastern Patriarchs; The Great Schism, from Timothy Ware, The Orthodox Church
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Appendix A Letter to the Patriarch of Constantinople
Appendix B Encyclical of the Eastern Patriarchs, 1848
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Correspondence Between Patriarch Jeremiah II and the Tubingen
The Ecumenical Patriarchate and the Commemoration of the Pope
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A.D. St. Photius the Great, Patriarch of Constantinople
Saint Photius the Great -- Encyclical to the Eastern Patriarchs Countless have been the evils devised by the cunning devil against the race of men, from the beginning up to the coming of the Lord.
But even afterwards, he has not ceased through errors and heresies to beguile and deceive those who listen to him.
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