The Canonical Tradition of the Orthodox Church and the Holy and Great Council

Between Reception and Rejection

  • Răzvan Perșa Aurel Vlaicu University, Romania
DOI: https://doi.org/10.24193/subbto.2017.1.04

Abstract

With this paper the author tries to answer questions raised by some of the detractors of the Holy and Great Council. He is analysing from the point of view of Orthodox Canon Law if the delegation of bishops and the principle of representativeness are canonical realities in accordance with the Orthodox tradition of the Church and valid manifestations of synodality, if the number of bishops participating in a Council is a true criterion of ecumenicity and if monastics and laymen were totally bypassed in the preconciliar preparatory process and in the sessions of the Holy and Great Council.


Keywords: Holy and Great Council, number of bishops, laymen participation, Canon Law, ecumenical and general council, reception

Published
2017-06-27
How to Cite
PERȘA, Răzvan. The Canonical Tradition of the Orthodox Church and the Holy and Great Council. Studia Universitatis Babes-Bolyai Theologia Orthodoxa, [S.l.], v. 62, n. 1, p. 39-72, june 2017. ISSN 2065-9474. Available at: <https://journals.orth.ro/index.php/subbto/article/view/83>. Date accessed: 28 sep. 2023. doi: https://doi.org/10.24193/subbto.2017.1.04.
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Vol 62 No 1 (2017): The Holy and Great Council (2016)
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