AD 680–681
Third Council of Constantinople
Monothelitism, the teaching that Christ has only one will.
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- Location
- Constantinople
- Leaders
- Emperor Constantine IV; legates of Pope Agatho; the memory of Maximus the Confessor
- Issues discussed
- Whether Christ has one or two wills and modes of action
- Decisions made
- Defined two natural wills and two natural operations in Christ
- Condemned Monothelitism and named Pope Honorius I among those censured
- Historical impact
- Completed the christological definitions of the first millennium; the case of Honorius became a standing argument in later debates on papal authority.
Sources and References
- Acts of Constantinople IIIpapalencyclicals.net