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pope_felix_iii · c. 486 · score 0.02
The edict of the sentence of Felix, bishop, by reason of the condemnation of Acacius, bishop of Constantinople. Acacius, who after being admonished by us a second time according to the Gospel precept regarding the things that follow, did not heed even the brotherly correction which first was given, and heeding neither …
pope_felix_iii · c. 483 · score 0.02
After my predecessor of holy memory Pope Simplicius departed from the course of this life by divine command, the governance of the ministry which he ruled came to the office of my humility. Among the diverse cares of the universal Church, which the blessed apostle Peter dispenses with ever-watchful moderation for all C …
pope_felix_iii · c. 484 · score 0.02
… which he was condemned; that you have supported and promoted the Henotikon, an imperial formula that contradicts the Chalcedonian definition of the faith; that you have persisted in these positions despite repeated admonitions from this apostolic see. These are grave charges and they deserve to be answered before a pr …
pope_felix_iii · c. 485 · score 0.02
Felix, bishop of the holy catholic church of the city of Rome, to Acacius. The manifold transgressions by which you have violated the faith and communion of the catholic Church compel us to exercise the authority which the blessed apostle Peter committed to this see for the governance of the universal Church. You were …
pope_felix_iii · c. 490 · score 0.02
We have received with due attention the communications which have reached us from your region, and we respond with the care and authority that the apostolic see owes to all the churches committed to its governance. The matters you have reported require our immediate attention, and we address them without delay. The con …
pope_felix_iii · c. 491 · score 0.02
The gravity of the matters which have been reported to us from the churches of the East compels us to respond with all the authority of the apostolic see. We have received multiple reports confirming that the schism caused by the communion of Acacius with the heretical intruders of the sees of Alexandria and Antioch co …
pope_felix_iii · c. 490 · score 0.01
Felix, bishop of Rome, to the most clement Emperor Zeno. The election of a new bishop of Constantinople is, from our perspective, an occasion for hope — the hope that the new bishop will approach the question of reunion with the apostolic see more openly than his predecessor was willing to do. We commend the Emperor's …
pope_felix_iii · c. 484 · score 0.01
The holy synod assembled in Rome, under the presidency of Bishop Felix, to the most clement Emperor Zeno, greetings. We communicate to your Majesty the following: that the holy synod has examined the charges against Patriarch Acacius of Constantinople and has found them proven to the satisfaction of the assembled bisho …
pope_felix_iii · c. 487 · score 0.01
Felix, bishop of Rome, to our beloved brothers the bishops of Egypt, the Thebaid, Libya, and Pentapolis, greetings. The apostolic see has acted. The actions we have taken regarding the patriarch of Constantinople were required by the faith and by the canonical obligations that fall on the bishop of Rome as the successo …
pope_felix_iii · c. 486 · score 0.01
Felix, bishop of Rome, to the most clement Emperor Zeno. We write briefly to summarize what has been done and why, so that the Emperor has from our own hand an account of the synod's actions. The crimes of Peter Mongus of Alexandria: he was condemned by the Council of Chalcedon for denying that Christ possesses two com …
pope_felix_iii · c. 491 · score 0.01
Felix, bishop of Rome, to the holy Thalassius, archimandrite of Constantinople, greetings. Your steadfastness in the Chalcedonian faith, maintained through years when the pressure to accommodate the Henotikon has been severe, is known to us and admired by us. The leadership you provide for your community in this faithf …
pope_felix_iii · c. 483 · score 0.01
We cannot understand what excuse can be offered for such silence, when the churches of the East are crying out for deliverance from the tyranny of the heretics and the faithful are looking to the bishop of Constantinople for leadership and support. We urge you therefore, with all the earnestness that the gravity of the …
pope_felix_iii · c. 489 · score 0.01
Felix, bishop of Rome, to the holy monks of Constantinople and Bithynia, greetings. The news that reached us of the behavior of our legates Vitalis and Misenus has been a source of profound shame and grief. Men sent from this apostolic see with a clear and serious mandate returned having been suborned — having compromi …
pope_felix_iii · c. 489 · score 0.01
The care which this apostolic see bears for all the churches compels us to respond to the reports which have reached us from the regions of the East. We have learned with sorrow that the schism caused by the communion of Acacius with the condemned heretics continues to afflict the churches, and that many of the faithfu …
pope_felix_iii · c. 492 · score 0.01
Felix, bishop, servant of the servants of God, greetings. The beginning of a pontificate is a moment when one must establish, clearly and without ambiguity, where one stands on the questions that matter most. The questions that matter most in the church at this moment are the questions connected with the Council of Cha …
pope_felix_iii · c. 491 · score 0.01
True peace comes only from the truth, and whoever seeks peace by abandoning the truth finds not peace but a deeper and more destructive discord. The condemnation of Acacius was just, for he violated the faith and the canons by his own deliberate acts, and no amount of pleading or argument can undo what he himself has d …
pope_felix_iii · c. 489 · score 0.01
Those who now defend Acacius defend his crimes, and those who communicate with his defenders share in his guilt. Let this be clearly understood by all, and let those who desire salvation hasten to separate themselves from the communion of the condemned before the day of judgment comes, when every deed shall be brought …
pope_felix_iii · c. 487 · score 0.01
Felix, bishop of Rome, to the beloved clergy and people of the most holy church of Constantinople. Do not be troubled by what has happened. I know that the condemnation of your bishop is a disorienting event, and that those who have supported his course of action will attempt to convince you that what the apostolic see …