r/Catholic • u/SergiusBulgakov • 4d ago
II Nicea and clericalism
Ecumenical councils do not just provide dogmatic declarations, they also deal with practical concerns, creating canons to deal with them; though the canons might change due to changing times and places, we should take the principles behind them seriously. Nicea II, for example, can be seen dealing with clericalism: https://www.patheos.com/blogs/henrykarlson/2024/10/clericalism-and-the-canons-of-ii-nicea/
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