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I think that all that is important has been said by previous councils. And if something else is important, Orthodoxy will call a new Ecumenical council. God will see to that.
Don’t you think it’s a little odd that only after the schism did the power to call and ratify ecumenical councils disappear for the Eastern Orthodox, as Eastern Orthodox authors admit? It’s not the historical reality of church function. It betrays their sudden shift from authority:
From
Council Minus Papacy Equals Chaos
From the time they severed communion with Rome, the Eastern Orthodox churches have exalted conciliarism—the authority of councils—as their alternative to the papacy. In a previous article (June 1997) I detailed the Eastern claims for councils in connection with the first ecumenical council, that of Nicaea in 325.
In dialogue with members of the Orthodox churches, Catholics must address the Eastern claims for conciliarism on two levels, theoretical and historical. The utter impracticability of conciliarism, even on the theoretical level, is illustrated by the assertion of an Eastern conciliarist that ecumenical councils have “the supreme authority in the Orthodox Church.” And
which councils are truly ecumenical and therefore authoritative? His answer: The decisive criterion of the ecumenicity of a council is whether it receives “the recognition of its decrees by the whole Church, which is therefore in fact the sole authority in Orthodoxy.” How is it possible to vest “supreme” authority in one agency (a council) and “sole” authority in another (the whole Church)?
Now for the historical level. No council ever decreed that its decisions were to be binding only
after all the churches had received them. Nor is there any way in the conciliar scheme by which to determine whether or when all churches
have accepted a conciliar ruling. Has any major conciliar decision ever fulfilled this requirement?
Of course, it is difficult to explain why the Eastern Orthodox, contrary toward their attitude toward the Papacy, have retained one form of universal jurisdiction: Declarations of excommunication, especially of other Eastern Orthodox communities! Seems pretty universal to me. Suddenly, they all act like the Successor of Peter.
“Simon, Simon, behold, Satan demanded to have you [plural], that he might sift you like wheat, but I have prayed for you [singular] that your faith may not fail; and when you have returned again, strengthen your brethren” (Luke 22:31-32).
It might seem odd that Jesus would pray only for Peter when it was all the apostles that Satan desired to sift like wheat. But the following words explain the apparent incongruity: “When you [singular] have turned again, strengthen your brethren.” In other words, once the supreme leader is strong, he will in turn confirm his fellow leaders of the Church. The strength needed will come
from the Father in answer to Jesus’ prayer
through Peter
to the other apostles.
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http://www.catholic.com/thisrock/2003/0307sbs.asp
The buck stops somewhere in every organization.
He does not attack non-believers–well–because He already has them in his back pocket
Therefore, the only thing Satan can do to me is cause me to stumble and look like a hyocrite to the rest of the world–so they can say HA she is not a christian look what she did–a christian wouldnt do that
If Satan can make my behavior look bad and it causes one person to turn away from God because of it then Satan has won(For Now).IMHO
