Composition and Procedural Decision-Making at the Moscow Council of 1917–1918: Implementation of a Conciliar Ecclesiology

by Hyacinthe Destivelle

Initial reflection on the Great and Holy Council of the Orthodox Church that met last June in Crete has focused largely on its documents and very little on its procedural functioning. Local churches, however, raised numerous questions concerning the ordering of the council in order to justify their withdrawal or requests for postponement.

Hyacinthe Destivelle

Hyacinthe Destivelle, OP, is a member of the Vatican Council for Christian Unity. A graduate of St. Petersburg Theological Academy, he holds a doctoral degree in theology and philosophy from the Sorbonne, the Catholic Institute of Paris, and St. Sergius Orthodox Theological Institute. He is former director of the Istina Research Center in Paris and editor of its journal, and is a member of the Joint Committee for Catholic–Orthodox Theological Dialogue in France.

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