The Second General Council of the Vatican made radical changes to the manner in which the church worshipped worldwide.

Feb 10, 2009 - Marilynn Hughes

Many of the earliest General Councils were formed to define dogma and remove heresies.

Jan 12, 2009 - Marilynn Hughes

Each of the General Councils of the church arose from a crisis in church dealings.

Feb 4, 2009 - Marilynn Hughes

The General Councils of the Church are scattered across 1700 years of church history.

Feb 1, 2009 - Marilynn Hughes

Later General Councils of the church were very cautious about redefining dogmas already discussed in previous councils.

Feb 2, 2009 - Marilynn Hughes

There have been 21 General Councils in the Catholic Church since they began to acknowledge them in 325 A.D.

Feb 9, 2009 - Marilynn Hughes

It is the pope who legally reigns over the General Council of his time.

Jan 31, 2009 - Marilynn Hughes

Latin, Greek and Syriac were the varied languages utilized in the General Councils of the Church.

Jan 28, 2009 - Marilynn Hughes

There is little order in the timing of the General Councils of the church.

Feb 3, 2009 - Marilynn Hughes

The human reaction to the General Councils of the church has been varied and unpredicatable throughout history.

Jan 17, 2009 - Marilynn Hughes

General Councils involved the bishops of the church and special dignitaries who came together to define and unify their teachings.

Feb 8, 2009 - Marilynn Hughes

The General Councils represent the gradual correction of misperceptions of the teachings of the Apostles after the church began.

Feb 5, 2009 - Marilynn Hughes

The first seven General Councils of the church were charged with the task of defining the basic mysteries of Christianity.

Jan 29, 2009 - Marilynn Hughes

One purpose of the General Councils was to define terms such as 'person' or 'divinity' so that doctrine would be more clear.

Feb 5, 2009 - Marilynn Hughes

Considered a recorded, continuous activity of the church for 2,000 years, the General Councils have defined Catholic Dogma.

Jan 20, 2009 - Marilynn Hughes

The first eight General Councils of the church consisted of Greeks, Egyptians and Syrians.

Jan 30, 2009 - Marilynn Hughes

Some General Councils were held within decades of one another, whereas others were held off for a couple of centuries or more.

Feb 8, 2009 - Marilynn Hughes

Pope Urban the Second set in motion the First Crusade with his incendiary call to arms at Clermont in 1095.

Jan 3, 2010 - Steven Pink

Vatican II declared, and argued, that the revelation of God, through Jesus Christ and the Scriptures, guarantees to humanity their promised salvation.

Jul 20, 2010 - Michel Amyot

After revolution swept across Europe in 1848-1849, Pope Pius IX isolated the Vatican - and himself - from the new liberal kingdom of united Italy.

Apr 4, 2011 - Brenda Ralph Lewis