7 sentences with 'councils'
Example sentences and phrases with the word councils and other words derived from it.
• « The Great Western Schism finally ended after a series of ecclesiastical councils, the Conciliar Movement, succeeded in establishing the authority of a single pope in 1417. »
• « The movement elected a new pope, Martin V, and asserted that ecclesiastical councils could and should have ultimate authority over papal appointments - this concept was known as the via consilii, the existence of a great council with binding powers over church leadership. »
• « This, however, undermined the very concept of what the papacy was: the "Doctrine of the Keys" held that the pope's authority was transmitted directly from Christ, and that even if councils could play a role in the practical maintenance of the church, the pope's authority was not based on their approval. »
• « In addition to the edicts and councils convened by the popes, the Catholic Reformation benefited from the revival of Catholic religious orders. By far the most important new religious order was the Society of Jesus, better known as the Jesuits. »
• « Soon, in the industrial centres and at many of the military and naval bases, workers' and soldiers' councils (called soviets) sprang up and declared that they had the real right to political power. »
• « The United Kingdom Government started the first New Zealand Government by appointing governors, being advised by appointed executive and legislative councils. »