#161 - The Second Lateran Council (1139)

In continuation of our series on the 21 Ecumenical Church Councils, Justin Hibbard talks about the Second Lateran Council - the Catholic Church’s 10th general council. How did a fake pope prompt this council, and what were the decisions that were made in the three short days of this council’s duration?

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SOURCES:

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

• Second Lateran Council 1123 A.D. - Papal Encyclicals Online

• Second Lateran Council - New Advent

• Second Lateran Council: History & Text - EWTN

• Video: General Councils 9: Lateran 1-4 - Fr Timothy Matkin - St Francis Dallas

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 Second Council of Constantinople (553)

• Episode 154: War Among the Monotheists

• Episode 155: The Third Council of Constantinople (680-681)

• Episode 156: The Second Council of Nicaea (787)

• Episode 157: Reflections on the First Seven Ecumenical Councils

• Episode 158: The Fourth Council of Constantinople (869-870)

• Episode 159: The Great Schism

• Episode 160: The First Lateran Council (1123)