Posted on 12/09/2006 11:19:28 PM PST by Coleus
Simple. Ecumenical councils are held by the Catholic Church -- not by the Eastern Orthodox churches. The Eastern Orthodox know they cannot hold such a council. Only the Catholic Church can.
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