Ecumenical councils and their aftermath

Ecumenical councils and their aftermath

Much attention has been given this year to the 1700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea.And at the risk of sounding trite as I state the obvious, the council is one of the most consequential events in the history of the Church.Vatican Council II. public domain.Called by an emperor, the Nicene council established the ecclesiological principle of an “ecumenical council” as a means of adjudicating in definitive, if not dogmatic, ways between het…

It is more than likely that both those affected by the disruptions to daily life caused by the street paraphernalia of Holy Week, and those others (more evident) who enjoy this folkloric-religious celebration, ignore that the cause of so much pomp and circumstance to commemorate the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ must be sought in the Council of Trent, an ecumenical council of the Catholic Church that took place over 18 years in the midd…