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To: gbcdoj
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06111a.htm

As to the primacy, they declared that they would grant the pope all the privileges he had before the schism.

Nevertheless the reunion of the Churches was not yet an accomplished fact. The Greek representatives insisted that their aforesaid declarations were only their personal opinions; and as they stated that it was still necessary to obtain the assent of the Greek Church in synod assembled..

322 posted on 06/01/2005 7:45:32 PM PDT by Destro (Know your enemy! Help fight Islamic terrorism by visiting johnathangaltfilms.com and jihadwatch.org)
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To: Destro
The Greek representatives insisted that their aforesaid declarations were only their personal opinions; and as they stated that it was still necessary to obtain the assent of the Greek Church in synod assembled

This was done under the emperor St. Constantine XI in 1452 - but the other Patriarchs had already rejected it by that time - so I give up the point, since I can't disprove that quote from the Encyclopedia. It may be a confusion from what Fr. Gill, S.J., quotes in his book on the Council:

Finally the subject of the divine essence and operation was mooted. Whereupon the Greeks took fright and replied: 'That is not for us to answer, but for the whole eastern synod', which would seem perhaps to imply that as regards the other questions discussed they had held some kind of mandate from their fellows. Of all this they gave a full report to the Emperor.

Since the Decree of Union itself declares the schism ended, and Mark of Ephesus likewise thought that such had been the intended effect of the decree.

326 posted on 06/01/2005 8:17:01 PM PDT by gbcdoj (Lord, to whom shall we go? Thou hast the words of eternal life.)
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