| REZUMAT: |
Historical and social realities have impacted upon the
ecumenical councils and their subsequent directions.
Ecumenical councils are needed to strengthen communion
in the church. In the course of two millennia, the
Catholic Church has recognised twenty-one ecumenical
councils;1 the Eastern Orthodox Church recognises the
first seven as legitimate, namely, Nicaea I, Constantinople
I, Ephesus, Chalcedon, Constantinople II, Constantinople
III, and Nicaea II. The councils relevant to
the discussion in this article are Vatican Council I and Vatican Council II, hereafter referred to as Vatican I and
Vatican II, respectively. |
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