5 May 553 A.D. 2nd Council of Constantinople Convened
5 May 553 A.D. 2 nd Council of Constantinople Convened. Christianity.com tells the story at: http://www.christianity.com/church/church-history/timeline/301-600/2nd-council-of-constantinople-11629713.html Controversy over the God-man nature of Christ disturbed both church and empire throughout the fourth, fifth and sixth centuries. Theological quarrels became party politics and several church-wide or "general" councils met to resolve the issues. The first of these councils, the famous Nicea Council, denounced Arianism, a teaching that Christ was a created being. The three councils that followed took up other aspects of the relationship between Christ's divinity and humanity. But heresies continued to spring up like weeds, as they still do today. On this day, May 5, 553, Emperor Justinian convoked a fifth general council, the second to be held at Constantinople. Emperor Justinian was a vigorous ruler. Unfortunately, he thought the only way his empire c...