AD 529

Second Council of Orange

The long dispute over grace and free will that followed Augustine and the so-called Semi-Pelagians.

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Location
Orange in southern Gaul
Leaders
Caesarius of Arles; confirmed by Pope Boniface II
Issues discussed
  • Whether the first movement toward faith comes from grace or from human initiative
Decisions made
  • Taught that grace precedes and enables every good act, including the beginning of faith
  • Rejected double predestination to evil
Historical impact
Set the western framework for grace that both Trent and the Reformers later appealed to.

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