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The 21 Ecumenical Councils of the Catholic Church and Their Deliberations “From debates about Christ’s divinity to battles over doctrine and Church authority, Christianity was never shaped in silence; it was defined in council.” Across history, bishops gathered under the guidance of the Holy Spirit to clarify the faith, correct errors, and defend truth. These 21 Ecumenical Councils of the Catholic Church, from the First Council of Nicaea to the Second Vatican Council, shaped what Christians believe today. This is the story of how the Church defined its faith one council at a time. 1. First Council of Nicaea (325) Condemned Arianism and affirmed the divinity of Christ. Produced the Nicene Creed. 2. First Council of Constantinople (381) Affirmed the divinity of the Holy Spirit and expanded the Nicene Creed. 3. Council of Ephesus (431) Condemned Nestorianism and declared Mary as Theotokos (Mother of God). 4. Council of Chalcedon (451) Defined Christ as one Person with two natures: divine and human. 5. Second Council of Constantinople (553) Condemned the Three Chapters and defended Chalcedonian Christology. 6. Third Council of Constantinople (680–681) Condemned Monothelitism and affirmed that Christ has two wills: divine and human. 7. Second Council of Nicaea (787) Restored the veneration of icons and condemned Iconoclasm. 8. Fourth Council of Constantinople (869–870) Addressed the Photian Schism and reaffirmed papal authority. 9. First Lateran Council (1123) Confirmed the Concordat of Worms and addressed clerical discipline. 10. Second Lateran Council (1139) Condemned schismatics and reformed Church discipline. 11. Third Lateran Council (1179) Mandated a two-thirds majority for papal elections and addressed simony and clerical abuses. 12. Fourth Lateran Council (1215) Defined Transubstantiation and required annual confession and Communion. 13. First Council of Lyon (1245) Addressed Church reform and deposed Emperor Frederick II. 14. Second Council of Lyon (1274) Sought reunion with the Eastern Church and discussed Purgatory and papal elections. 15. Council of Vienne (1311–1312) Suppressed the Knights Templar and promoted Church reform. 16. Council of Constance (1414–1418) Ended the Western Schism and condemned errors of Wycliffe and Hus. 17. Council of Basel-Ferrara-Florence (1431–1445) Attempted reunion with Eastern Christians and defined doctrines concerning the Sacraments and Purgatory. 18. Fifth Lateran Council (1512–1517) Addressed Church reform and condemned certain philosophical errors. 19. Council of Trent (1545–1563) Responded to Protestantism and defined Scripture, Tradition, the Sacraments, and Justification. 20. First Vatican Council (1869–1870) Declared Papal Infallibility and affirmed the primacy of the Pope. 21. Second Vatican Council (1962–1965) Renewed the Church’s pastoral mission and addressed liturgy, ecumenism, evangelization, and the role of the laity. Follow for more clear Catholic teaching, Church history, and apologetics.

@LuvSeekinTruth I disagree

@Defensofidei Not the point! I'm betting if I met everyone of your Catholic Church members they'd have very different views on many different facets of the faith... some even contrary to the Catholic teaching Time to join reality!

An honest question to all Protestants: 👇👇 If Protestantism is the true recovery of biblical Christianity, why are there ~45,000–50,000 Christian denominations worldwide today the vast majority Protestant or independent and why does that number keep growing?

@gyaigyimii I am Dinho de Mayginto

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@JMDeVito2 Not true

@Defensofidei You are basing this on a flawed study, that, following the same methodology (geographic, linguistic, or financial structure differences, regardless of theological similarities) you would conclude that Roman catholicism is broken into 112,000 denominations.

@LuvSeekinTruth I am not from USA

@Defensofidei For the same reason 2/3rds USA Catholics don't believe in transubstantiation and literal six day creation, and many other things! The only difference is Prots don't pretend their unified! pewresfloearch.org/fact-tank/2019…

@Blackbird271228 Use your grok?

@Defensofidei An honest question for you. You say there are 45-50,000 Protestant denominations. Can I see your list? A link would be fine.

@Xtopher_Uzo Please do not live the kitchen

Protestants: Stop contacting the saints, they are dead and cannot hear you. Same Protestants: "Tomorrow I'll visiting my dad's grave to talk to him and change flowers"

@McDivad Mine is masses 😭 about 5

Are you excited attending mass tomorrow??

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If you're over 30, good-looking, and earn more than ₦80k monthly, can we just skip the stress and get married already?

@narendramodi Welcome to France, PM Modi! Excited to see the strong India-France partnership grow even more. Safe travels and productive meetings ahead! 🇮🇳🇫🇷

Je viens d’atterrir à Nice. Outre Nice, cette visite en France comprend des programmes à Évian et à Paris. Elle sera marquée par des rencontres bilatérales et multilatérales, visant à renforcer les liens d’amitié de l’Inde avec ses partenaires clés en matière de développement. Je me réjouis de rencontrer demain le Président Macron et d’être présent à « Bharat Innovates ». @EmmanuelMacron @BharatInnov2026

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Landed in Nice. In addition to Nice, this France visit includes programmes in Evian and Paris. There will be bilateral and multilateral engagements, which will be aimed at improving India’s friendships with key developmental partners. I look forward to meeting President Macron tomorrow and to being at ‘Bharat Innovates.’ @EmmanuelMacron @BharatInnov2026

So, to Protestants, the first image isn’t idolatry, but the second one is? 🤔 Because one appears in the Bible, and the other doesn’t! 😆

It’s heartbreaking to realize that for some of us, our parents are no longer here to reap the fruits of the sacrifices, struggles, and sleepless nights they invested in us. 😢💔 They labored, prayed, denied themselves so much, hoping to see us succeed, yet they left before witnessing the harvest of their efforts. For everyone whose parents are still alive, may God preserve them in good health and long life. May they live to see, enjoy, and celebrate the fruits of all they have sown in your life. Amen. 🙏❤️

We are one in Christ

@oku_yungx Sure

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@BigAltcoinPumps Where?

@Defensofidei God's Word, the Bible, forbids praying to Mary, which is the catholic sin of idolatry that's deceiving catholics to hell...

IDOLS vs. STATUES (What is the difference?) Many Protestants claim Catholics worship statues, but they fail to distinguish between an idol and a statue. An Idol: • Represents a false god. • Is worshipped as a deity. • Receives sacrifices, offerings, or acts of divine worship. • Exists as an object of worship itself. A Statue: • Represents a real person, event, or symbol. • Is not considered a god. • Receives no sacrifices or divine worship. • Serves as a reminder of the person it depicts. By this logic, not every carved image or statue is an idol. God Himself commanded the making of images such as the cherubim on the Ark of the Covenant (Exodus 25:18-20) and the bronze serpent (Numbers 21:8-9). The issue in Scripture was never the existence of statues; it was the worship of them as gods. The question is simple: Is every statue an idol, or does an idol become an idol because it is worshipped as a god? If all statues are idols, then why did God command some to be made? Do you agree?