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The Councils Never Separated Communion from Doctrine
No Ecumenical Council ever allowed shared worship, shared Eucharist, or shared sacramental language before doctrinal unity. Communion was the seal of agreement, not a means to achieve it.
Modern ecumenical dialogue often speaks of:
“Eucharistic hospitality”
“One cup as a sign of future unity”
“Partial communion”
The Councils would have condemned this as sacramental inversion. To commune without shared faith is to lie with the Eucharist. For the Fathers, this was unthinkable.
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- The Councils Never Separated Communion from Doctrine. in Church History, Apoteichisis, Heavenly Communion. https://apoteichisis.com/history/the-councils-never-separated-communion-from-doctrine
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- "The Councils Never Separated Communion from Doctrine," in Church History, Apoteichisis, Heavenly Communion, https://apoteichisis.com/history/the-councils-never-separated-communion-from-doctrine.
- Short footnote
- "The Councils Never Separated Communion from Doctrine," Apoteichisis, Heavenly Communion, https://apoteichisis.com/history/the-councils-never-separated-communion-from-doctrine.
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