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| | Councils of Lyons |
 | | The Councils of Lyons were two ecumenical councils of the Christian church in the West, held at Lyons, France. |
 | | In the fourth session the union of the Greek church with the Latin church was decreed and defined, this union being based on the consent which the Greeks had given to the claims of the Roman church. |
 | | If they deliberately violate their oath, counsellors who have knowingly encouraged an unjust cause incur, in addition to the guilt of perjury, the divine and our malediction, from which they cannot be absolved unless they restore double the amount they accepted for such evil work as advocate, proctor or counsel. |
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