1) Council of Nicaea (325): “Have you homoousiosed today?”
2) Council of Constantinople (381): “Second verse same as the First, but now with the Holy Spirit.”
3) Council of Ephesus (431): “Nononestorius.”
4) Council of Chalcedon (451): “When men were real men and God was one of them.”
5) Second Council of Constantinople (553): “Time to anathematize dead folk. Hell yes!”
6) Third Council of Constantinople (680-681): “I see gnomic people.”
7) Second Council of Nicaea (787): “Hey look! Pictures!”
(Fr Stephen Freeman and Fr Aidan Kimel)
Number 5 made me laugh and spill my coffee. “Screw you Origen! Off to Hell with ya!”
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1) Council of Nicaea (325): The unbaptized Emperor and his Senate
2) Council of Constantinople (381): The baptized Emperor and his Senate
3) Council of Ephesus (431): The Pope of Egypt and his army of monks
4) Council of Chalcedon (451): The Pope of Rome, now with more of the Apostle Peter
5) Second Council of Constantinople (553): The Pope of Rome in prison, the baptized Emperor on his soapbox, or, the Byzantine Symphony
6) Third Council of Constantinople (680-681): The “we could really use some of that Lateran Council of 649 over here in the Capital” council.
7) Second Council of Nicaea (787): the Empress and her Icon
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