BY WHAT AUTHORITY? CONCILIAR AUTHORITY IN THE CHURCH

 by Gregory Tucker

The long-awaited pan-Orthodox council will be upon us in a few short months. If all goes ahead as announced, representatives of each of the fourteen universally-recognized autocephalous Orthodox Churches will meet on the island of Crete for two weeks at the feast of Pentecost to discuss and either agree or refuse several carefully prepared documents. These documents cover six of the ten topics that have been debated during the very long pre-conciliar process.