How important really are ecumenical councils to the Church, and to the individual Orthodox Christian?  Not surprisingly, the answer is complicated.  The Christological truths that were declared as dogma are obviously central to our faith, but we must also remember that the councils took place in a certain time at a certain place within a certain historical context.  Fr Geoffrey and Fr Yuri explore both the essential truths and also the more problematic declarations in this episode!

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