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A '''Robber Council''' is a council which the Church has deemed outside the Orthodox [[faith]] and [[praxis]]. Such councils often included [[bishop]]s within the Church acting against the [[Tradition]] of the faith, frequently deposing [[saint]]s from their episcopal sees, preaching [[heresy]], and so on. | A '''Robber Council''' is a council which the Church has deemed outside the Orthodox [[faith]] and [[praxis]]. Such councils often included [[bishop]]s within the Church acting against the [[Tradition]] of the faith, frequently deposing [[saint]]s from their episcopal sees, preaching [[heresy]], and so on. | ||
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| + | * [[Robber Council of Ephesus]] (449) | ||
| + | * [[Robber Council of 869-870]] | ||
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A Robber Council is a council which the Church has deemed outside the Orthodox faith and praxis. Such councils often included bishops within the Church acting against the Tradition of the faith, frequently deposing saints from their episcopal sees, preaching heresy, and so on.
Examples:
