ecumenical council:

More on ecumenical council from Fact Monster:

• ecumenical council - council, ecumenical council, ecumenical [Gr.,=universal], in Christendom, council of church ...
• ecumenical council: Authority of the Councils - Authority of the Councils The traditional opinion is that when the bishops of the world unite to ...
• ecumenical council: Purposes of the Councils - Purposes of the Councils The common purpose of the first eight councils was to determine whether ...
• ecumenical council: Bibliography - Bibliography See studies by L. Jaeger (tr. 1961), P. Hughes (1961), F. Dvornik (1961), and E. F. ...
• ecumenical council: Recognized Councils - Recognized Councils The following is the list of the general councils recognized by Roman Catholics ...

See more Encyclopedia articles on: Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches: Councils and Treaties