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Councils

What the councils of the Church defined, in their own words.

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The ecumenical councilsWhen a question about the faith divided Christians, the bishops met in council and gave a ruling. This timeline starts with the meeting of the apostles and elders in Jerusalem and then quotes thirteen of the Church's general councils, from Nicaea in 325 to the Second Vatican Council. Each entry gives the council's own words on the main question before it.14 quotations, from c. 49 to 1962-1965