2.2 The Council of Nicaea: First and Foremost | Way of the Fathers with Mike Aquilina

Nicaea (325 A.D.) is the first of the ecumenical councils, not only in chronology, but also in importance. It occupies a certain primacy. The phrase "Nicene Faith" is sometimes used as an equivalent term for classic Christian doctrine. That's how we see it after centuries of development. But what did it mean to those who attended?
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Eusebius of Caesarea, Oration in Praise of the Emperor Constantine www.catholiccu...
Eusebius of Caesarea, The Life of the Blessed Emperor Constantine www.catholiccu...
Athanasius, De Synodis www.catholiccu...
John Henry Newman, Arians of the Fourth Century www.newmanread...
Lewis Ayres, Nicaea and Its Legacy: An Approach to Fourth-Century Trinitarian Theology www.amazon.com...
Mike Aquilina’s website fathersofthech...
Mike Aquilina’s books catholicbooksd...
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[@BillSikes.]

This is the best explanation of the Great Council I've heard so far. Thank you Brother 🙏

[@bktawiah]

Thank you for your time and effort 👌!! We need to revisit the Church Councils!!

[@DanielAluni-v2t]

Finally, the truth, whole truth, and nothing but the truth... About this General Council.

[@fantasia55]

Hosius opened the gathering by reading a letter from the Pope.

[@CenterPorchNP]

So, if a man could enter the seminary if he cut it off, why isn't that being used to fight the LGTBQ issues that are now being debated in the church?

[@robertdages5392]

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