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| | Jubilee 2000 |
 | | His Holiness wanted this Council to be pastoral and ecumenical, addressing, on one hand, the internal renewal of the Church and her relationship with the world in which we live; and, on the other hand, fostering seriously the unity of all Christians. |
 | | The councils convoked after the Synod of Mount Lebanon, upon request of the Holy See, were mostly intended to implement the decisions of the Synod itself, especially those related to the eparchies, the definition of the bishops' competence, the responsibilities of pastors, monks, nuns, the use of the liturgical books and other things. |
 | | This is the methodology adopted by the Councils. |
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