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Pope Leo XIV: What Unites Christians Is Far Greater than What Divides
- Pope Leo XIV commemorated the milestone marking 1,700 years since the Council of Nicaea, which took place in 325 AD in what is now northern Turkey, where more than 300 bishops gathered to unify Christian doctrine and resolve theological disagreements.
- Emperor Constantine convened the council shortly after the end of Christian persecution to confront the Arian controversy, which challenged the belief in Christ’s divinity and caused significant disputes within early Christianity.
- The bishops at Nicaea crafted the Nicene Creed to declare that Christ is fully divine and eternally begotten of the Father, directly opposing Arius’s view that Jesus was a created being, thus laying the groundwork for a central Christian belief.
- Pope Leo XIV said, "What we have in common is much stronger" and emphasized that unity can only be in faith, urging Christians to pursue full communion through shared belief and celebration of Easter.
- The anniversary highlights ongoing ecumenical efforts, with symposiums and statements calling for common Easter celebration and deeper unity among Christian traditions based on the Nicene faith.
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Pope Leo XIV: What unites Christians is far greater than what divides
Pope Leo XIV meets with participants in the Symposium “Nicaea and the Church of the Third Millennium: Towards Catholic-Orthodox Unity," and highlights the many aspects that unite Christians, as the Church celebrates the 1,700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea. Read all
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The Council of Nicaea 1,700 years ago recognized that Christian unity had to be based on a common faith and should be demonstrated by a common celebration of Easter, the most sacred feast of the Christian year, said speakers at a Rome conference.
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