Editor's introduction and excursus

Editor's excursus

• Editor's introduction and excursus 1: Historical Introduction — In accordance with the imperial command, but without the assent of the Pope, the synod was opened on the 5th of May a.d. 553, in the Secretarium of the Cathedral Church at Constantinople. Among those present were the…vatican.va
• Editor's introduction and excursus 2: Excursus on the Genuineness of the Acts of the Fifth Council — Some suspicion has arisen with regard to how far the acts of the Fifth Ecumenical Council may be relied upon. Between the Roman Manuscript printed by Labbe and the Paris manuscript found in Mansi there are…vatican.va
• Editor's introduction and excursus 3: Excursus on the XV. Anathemas Against Origen — That Origen was condemned by name in the Eleventh Canon of this council there seems no possible reason to doubt. I have given in connexion with that canon a full discussion of the evidence upon which our present text…vatican.va
• Editor's introduction and excursus 4: Historical Excursus on the After History of the Council — Pope Vigilius died on his way home, but not until, as we have seen, he had accepted and approved the action of the council in doing exactly that which he “by the authority of the Apostolic See” in his Constitutum had…vatican.va