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The controversial aspect of this Council was Canon III, which gave Constantinople second place in honor among the [[see]]s. They called it the New Rome. Rome and Alexandria both resented this, and feared that a power play might come into effect by Constantinople. In fact, Rome ignored this canon entirely until AD 1215, after the [[Great Schism]], and even then there were political reasons for Rome's 'granting' of Constantinople second place in honor. Alexandria, formally second in honor among the sees, was first in honor in the Eastern sees. With the third canon, it became third in honor among the sees, and second in honor in the Eastern sees.
Alexandria played a part in this sharp conflict between it and Constantinople, and while there was political maneuvering on both sides that saw the felling deposition of two [[bishop]]s of Constantinople, there was more at stake as we approach the [[Third Ecumenical Council|Third Council]].
==Commemoration==
The Holy Fathers of the Second Ecumenical Council are commemorated on [[May 22]] and also on the 9th Sunday after [[Pentecost]], with the [[Sunday of the Fathers of the First Six Councils]].