Yup, you are correct....it was the Council assembled at Antioch. This was in 341 a.d. a few years later. The Council of Nicea, famous of course for establishing the "Pagan Venerable Day of the Sun" (Sunday) for worship among other things. I would like to thank you for pointing out my error.
Polycrates was writing to Pope St. Victor of Rome, who already in the second century was excommunicating all the Asians (meaning inhabitants of what is now western Turkey/Anatolia) who insisted on keeping Pascha on a different day than the rest of the Church
I find it telling that the church at Rome would want to discontinue (change) the celebration that John, the last living Apostle, brought to these churches in Asia Minor.
You expect people to take these sort of assertions seriously?
Yeah, I would expect the average, unbrainwashed person to use their heads, looking at history and scripture, to be able to see right through the phony traditions of the mainstrean church. You.....? No!
Could you please quote the canon on this? I think you will find the practice already well established.
I find it telling that the church at Rome would want to discontinue (change) the celebration that John, the last living Apostle, brought to these churches in Asia Minor.
The Church at Rome followed the practice of Sts. Peter Paul (as did that of Antioch). The Church at Alexandria followed the same practice thanks to St. Mark. The practice allegedly being tied back to St. John was held by one small sector of Judaizers. It is not at all certain that this wasn't a more recent innovation in any case, which seems more likely since it was only this small area that adhered to this practice.