[Petrosius]

Historian Francis Dvornik, a Catholic, argues that the Fourth Council of Constantinople was accepted by Pope John VIII, a position opposite that of Schaff's.

Could please give a fuller citation for this. I would be interested in reading it before commenting.

Historical facts, however, back Dvornik's argument because +Photius' restoration was not revoked by Pope John VIII, but only after the Great Schism in the 11th century. If Pope John VIII did revoke the Council of 879, then Photius would have been denounced (again) and deposed, as in the previous Council a decade earlier.

Since this didn't happen, the only plausible conclusion is that the Pope did agree to the Council of 879 and that the Latin Church reversed its stance after the Great Schism of 1054.

Nonsense. By this time Ignatius was dead and Photius was legally elected patriarch. The condemnations of 869 concerning his prior illegal election did not apply to the then current situation and there was no need to restate them. This does not imply that John VIII accepted as binding the theological statements of 879.

[kosta50]

Could please give a fuller citation for this. I would be interested in reading it before commenting.

I will on a business trip for a few days, so most of my posts will be from "rote," but I will do my best.

This does not imply that John VIII accepted as binding the theological statements of 879.

First, did Pope John VIII sing the proceedings of the Council or not? Second, Pope John VIII ordered the publication of the Creed of 381 (without the filioque) after the Council, in addition to accepting St. Photius' appointment. It doesn't get much clearer than that, P.