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ecumenical councilMeeting of church leaders worldwide to determine Christian doctrine; their results are binding on all church members. Seven such councils are accepted as ecumenical by both Eastern and Western churches, while the Roman Catholic Church accepts a further 14 as ecumenical. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| So important was this way of praying that Christians were later actually forbidden by church councils from kneeling at all on Sunday, even during Lent. Indeed several previous Church councils conceded the need for change. The index includes large numbers of references to Awakenings, Baptism, Church Councils, Church Discipline, Conversions, Deaths, Imprisonments, Laying on of Hands, Ordinations, Religious Liberty, Religious Oppression, Revivals, Spiritual Testimonies, Taxes, and Women. |
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