Talk:Council
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Disambiguation[edit]
I marked this as a disambig again, before seeing this change. Despite the brief definition at the top, I think this is primarily a disambiguation page. Superm401 - Talk 02:55, 5 June 2013 (UTC)
Particular vs ecumenical council[edit]
The Christian Church has a basic distinction between Ecumenical and Particular Councils which may be plenary and provincial councils.
The latter are briefly mentioned in thr article Synod#Catholic but they really belong to the Christianity at least since the fourth century.
According to the motu proprio Apostolos suos of pope John Paul II:
From the first centuries on, the reality of this communion has found an outstanding and typical expression in the holding of Councils. Worthy of mention among these are, together with the Ecumenical Councils which began with the Council of Nicaea in 325, the Particular Councils, both plenary and provincial, which were frequently held throughout the Church from the second century on.(24) The practice of holding Particular Councils continued throughout the Middle Ages. Following the Council of Trent (1545-1563), however, they became less frequent. Nevertheless, the 1917 Code of Canon Law, seeking to revitalize so venerable an institution, included provisions for the celebration of Particular Councils. Canon 281 of that Code spoke of the plenary Council and laid down that it could be held with the authorization of the Supreme Pontiff, who would designate a delegate to convene the Council and preside over it. The same Code called for provincial Councils to be held at least every twenty years (25) and conferences or assemblies of the Bishops in each province to be held at least every five years, in order to deal with the problems of the Dioceses and prepare for the provincial Council.(26) The new Code of Canon Law of 1983 retains a considerable body of laws governing Particular Councils, both plenary and provincial.(27)
— sourced on vatican.va
The section has to be moved from Synod to the current WP article or in a better way to a specific article for the Particular Councils. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 94.38.235.65 (talk) 21:45, 24 May 2020 (UTC)