• The first canon of the Council of Chalcedon states it is imperative for the whole Eastern Orthodox Church to obey all previously formulated canons.[9].
  • ...who is a professor in the Department of World and Russian Church History and Canon Law of the Orthodox Saint Tikhon Humanities University, about all these...
  • Robbins asserts that “A major result of the discussions and debates about ‘orthodox’ beliefs in the context of the Church Councils at Nicaea (325 C.E...
  • Lewis J. Patsavos. The Canon Law of the Orthodox Catholic Church (Mimeographed Notes). Brookline, MA.: Holy Cross Bookstore, 1975.
  • Unlike the canon law of the Roman Catholic Church, the canon law of the Orthodox Church has not been codified.
  • The Canons of the Orthodox Church include the Canons of the Holy Apostles and the Canons of the Seven Ecumenical Councils.
  • The Holy Canons of the Orthodox Church are the plumb line by which the bishops have historically responded to pastoral and theological difficulties in the Church.
  • If there is a visible Church, as the Orthodox believe, then it must be led by a hierarchy of men that lawfully rule the Church according to its canons.
  • 151) The Canons of the Council of Nicea, and Nicene Creed (325) (and other Creeds) contain much heresy, yet are treated as if on a par with scripture.
  • * The footnote reads: "This Council together with that of 869 are considered the First-Second Council, whose canons are accepted by the Orthodox Church."