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> The Eastern Orthodox … believe that the Church speaks through a consensus of its patriarchs I understand that the Orthodox believe that the Holy Spirit speak
by eadmund 2y ago
> The Eastern Orthodox … believe that the Church speaks through a consensus of its patriarchs
I understand that the Orthodox believe that the Holy Spirit speaks through the Church, and the Church speaks through the Ecumenical Councils (not through the patriarchs). Of course, there have been false councils, too, and the only way to distinguish between them is that some are recognised by the Church as ecumenical and some as false. Practically speaking, one might say that the Church speaks through the Church.
- achierius 2y agoThat's true; The key thing I'm pointing at is that the way Orthodox scholars justify which councils are legitimate vs those that are not has been through whether or not the Patriarchs are represented, similarly to how Rome uses Papal approval for the same purpose.