2007-06-02 12:39:30 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Christian theologians have always regarded faith as superior to reason. They have always done everything they could to discourage the use of rational thinking among the masses.
" In this conquer " and " By this sign conquer " has forever been their mantra. I don't know about totally abolishing the Greek Philosophy, it was the setting of the foundation and man would be the worse for it..
Emperor Saint Justinian the Great ?
Second Ecumenical Council of Constantinople - Fifth Ecumenical ( Imperial ) Council, 553 AD
Convened regarding Monophysitism ( Nestorianism ) and Origenism. Nestorius, Theodore of Mopsuestia, Eutyches, and Origen defended these issues, which were condemned by Emperor (Saint) Justinian (the Great)
Condemned the person and writings of Theodore of Mopsuestia, who had been Nestorius' teacher and declared the Logos to be a different God than the one called Christ and who taught the Lord Jesus Christ was troubled by desires of human flesh and passions of the human soul. Condemned writings of Thedoret of Cyrus which rejected Saint Cyril of Alexandria's Christology. Condemned Ibas of Edessa's letter to Maris the Persian for its Nestorian tone. Condemned writings of Diodorus of Tarsus as Nestorian. Repeated condemnations from previous councils of Arius, Eunomius, Macedonius, Apollinaris, Nestorius, and Eutyches. Condemned Origen, Didymus, and Evagrius for teaching the pre - existence of souls, re - incarnation, the ultimate salvation of demons, that heavenly bodies possessed souls, and other errors.
2007-06-02 13:30:28 · answer #1 · answered by zurioluchi 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't think Justinian and Theodora are Catholic saints. They did not exactly glow with faith,love and virtue ,did they( even if you dismiss the Secret History of Procopius as vengeful gossip)? There's a St.Justin Martyr,a St.Justinian of Brittany and a St. Lorenzo Giustiniani, but no St Justinian the Emperor that I could find.
Also ,If Czar Nicholas II can be canonized(not by the Catholic Church) how about Louis XVI and Charles I?
2007-06-02 12:53:06 · answer #2 · answered by James O 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Money often changes hands in deciding Sainthood. Much of Mother Theresa's charity money wound up in Rome, not India.
2007-06-02 12:45:22 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
wow thats interesting
I had no idea he alone abolished greek philosophy schools
2007-06-02 16:06:27 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋