Could the Orthodox and Catholic Churches

[Pope_Noah_I]

…have a giant Ecumenical Council and decide what is truth and what is not? It might take a decade or even a century, but it would be worth it, no?

 

[Kielbasi]

Anything is possible, needless to say.

Specifically, what questions would you like this council to deal with, that haven’t been dealt with already?

I can’t think of any which haven’t been.

 

[Pani_Rose]

You might find this discussion interesting… byzcath.org/forums/ubbthreads.php/ubb/showflat/Number/263232/Main/20329/#Post263232

 

[jj2011]

In the beginning, ecumenical councils were generally called to confront some great crisis in the Church, usually a heresy-- Arianism, Nestorianism, Eutychianism, etc. They weren’t called just for the thrill of it.

However, at Vatican I Bl. Pius IX did invite the Orthodox to come, not merely as observers but as participants. Thus in theory the Catholics and Orthodox could get together at a Council. It is a praiseworthy thing to pray for true union of the churches, one that is based on dogmas, sound tradition and truth.