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The Church hierarchy was an example of a representative democracy as well. The primates would come together at ecumenical councils to decide on matters of faith
by treehau5 10y ago
The Church hierarchy was an example of a representative democracy as well. The primates would come together at ecumenical councils to decide on matters of faith and pastoral care. All bishops received one and only one vote, and the ecumenical patriarch, who often was tasked with organizing and presiding over the council, was simply referred to the "first among equals", and also only had one vote.
- dragonwriter 10y ago> The Church hierarchy was an example of a representative democracy as well. Which church heirarchy? The secular heirarchy of the Catholic Church (which you seem to be referring to) certainly isn't an example (while there were certainly councils in which voting occurred, the members of those councils were not, for the most part, elected by the people below them, but appointed by those above.) The monastic heirarchy perhaps had greater similarity to representative democracy, though I'd still say it was at best loosely similar to representative democracy rather than an example of it.
- emodendroket 10y agoHe's talking about the Anglican church, not the Catholic church. Unlike the Pope the Archbishop of Canterbury is primer inter pares.
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- treehau5 10y agoSorry I am late responding, I am talking about neither of the two, but rather, the Orthodox Church.
- emodendroket 10y agoOh. Well the Anglican church seemed more plausible in the context of early America.
- treehau5 10y agoIn the context of America, you are certainly correct. Anglican is a good example!