#155 - The Third Council of Constantinople (680-681)

In part 10 of our series on the 21 Ecumenical Councils, Justin Hibbard discusses the efforts to appease the monophysites by inventing two heresies: monoenergism and monotheletism. Why were these Christological positions condemned at the Third Council of Constantinople?

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SOURCES:

• The Ecumenical Councils of the Catholic Church: A History by Joseph Kelly

• The First Seven Ecumenical Councils (325-787): Their History and Theology by Leo Davis

• Byzantine Empire: Map, History, and Facts

• The Rise of Islam

• Correspondence between Patriarch Sergius and Pope Honorius

• New Advent: 3rd Council of Constantinople

• Third Council of Constantinople

PREVIOUS EPISODES IN THIS SERIES

• Episode 146: Introduction to the 21 Ecumenical Councils

• Episode 147: The World that Led to the Council of Nicaea

• Episode 148: The First Council of Nicaea (325)

• Episode 149: From Nicaea to Constantinople

• Episode 150: The First Council of Constantinople (381)

• Episode 151: The Council of Ephesus (431)

• Episode 152: The Council of Chalcedon (451)

• Episode 153: The 2nd Council of Constantinople (553)

• Episode 154: War Among the Monotheists