Council of Constantinople (Against Filioque) |
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867 - Council of Constantinople, convened by Roman
Emperor Michael, presided over by Patriarch Photius of Constantinople,
and attended by 500 fathers from East and West (the Westerners were the
Archbishops of Treves, Cologne and Ravenna). The Council condemns and
deposes Pope Nicholas of Rome on the charges of introducing the
heretical filioque clause in the creed, as used by the Pope's
missionaries in Bulgaria, and for exercising beyond his authority by
interfering in dioceses outside his jurisdiction. Pope Nicholas does not
accept his deposition, but dies shortly after his condemnation.
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