The Anathemas against The Image Breakers from The Seventh Ecumenical Council in 787 A.D.

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The Church does indeed have the authority and the mandate to administer the sacraments, and preach the Gospel rightly and purely; with that mandate comes to authority to condemn those who do not.
Except Martin Luther, of course. The Church had no authority to condemn him.
 
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Considering how often protestants spend using concordances to learn the original Greek text because of faulty English translation, I don't doubt the RCC's hesitancy to translate into vernacular.
Rom 14:23 But the one who has doubts is condemned if he eats, because it is not of faith. And whatever is not of faith is sin.

I hope you never read an English Bible. Put your actions where your mouth is. If latin was good enough for your fathers, it must be good enough for you.
 
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Which infallible Byzantine emperor decided that the Second Council of Nicaea was Ecumenical?
None, the church doesn't work that way. Perhaps you should read up on it.
Rom 14:23 But the one who has doubts is condemned if he eats, because it is not of faith. And whatever is not of faith is sin.

I hope you never read an English Bible. Put your actions where your mouth is. If latin was good enough for your fathers, it must be good enough for you.
I don't need to read in Latin. I follow the teachings of the Church fathers who were mostly Greek. Since I don't keep private interpretations of scripture I read the notes.
 
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None, the church doesn't work that way. Perhaps you should read up on it.
Sorry I didn't mean to make you angry. You're right, I could have googled the information.
 
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Which infallible Byzantine emperor decided that the Second Council of Nicaea was Ecumenical?
That's an odd question to ask. While the emperor certainly provided the funds to enable bishops from all over the empire to travel to and stay at the capital for the council, he had no say in the decisions of the council.
 
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That's an odd question to ask. While the emperor certainly provided the funds to enable bishops from all over the empire to travel to and stay at the capital for the council, he had no say in the decisions of the council.
Are you serious? Images were originally banned by an emperor, with the consent of a sham council. The 2nd council of Nicea was only possible because imperial policy changed to favor restoration. So it was the emperor behind the banning, and an emperor's regent behind that restoration.

Responding to the original question, councils are regarded as official when accepted by the whole church in the East and the Pope (theoretically representing the Church as a whole) in the West. It was accepted by the Pope, and there was reasonable acceptance in the East. Use of images was a widespread part of popular piety throughout the Church by this time, so I don't have any doubt that it meets Orthodox criteria for validity. Protestants, of course, don't necessarily use the same criteria.
 
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Are you serious? Images were originally banned by an emperor, with the consent of a sham council. The 2nd council of Nicea was only possible because imperial policy changed to favor restoration. So it was the emperor behind the banning, and an emperor's regent behind that restoration.
Emperors have certainly tried to force the Church in the direction they wish, but every one that did this ultimately failed.
 
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Emperors have certainly tried to force the Church in the direction they wish, but every one that did this ultimately failed.
Like the Council of Florence with Orthodox.
 
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Are you serious? Images were originally banned by an emperor, with the consent of a sham council. The 2nd council of Nicea was only possible because imperial policy changed to favor restoration. So it was the emperor behind the banning, and an emperor's regent behind that restoration.

Responding to the original question, councils are regarded as official when accepted by the whole church in the East and the Pope (theoretically representing the Church as a whole) in the West. It was accepted by the Pope, and there was reasonable acceptance in the East. Use of images was a widespread part of popular piety throughout the Church by this time, so I don't have any doubt that it meets Orthodox criteria for validity. Protestants, of course, don't necessarily use the same criteria.
A few notes here.

Iconography was legal in Byzantium until Emperor Leo. Yes Emperor Leo did hold a council, however it was not considered legitimate by the majority of the Church as he marched his army in and literally held the council hostage to get a result. Not even all the Patriarchs were there because the Emperor wouldn't wait, making it even more illegitimate.

This was enforced until years later when yes, an iconophile came into power.

However the 7th council was not held against its will, had proper proceedings, and gave a reasonable answer after much debate.
 
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