Appendix 2: The Holy and Great Council and the implications of the consensus method
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This article examines the notion of consensus as a decision-making method within the Holy and Great Council of the Orthodox Church, convened in Crete in 2016. Written from an analytical and prospective perspective, the text was composed several months before the event took place. Peter Bouteneff, an American Orthodox theologian, seeks to clarify what the principle of consensus precisely entails in a conciliar context, distinguishing its various possible meanings and assessing the practical consequences of its application during deliberations. The main contribution of the article lies in the theological and ecclesiological insight it provides into the mechanisms of Orthodox conciliar governance, thereby contributing to a better understanding of the procedural and doctrinal issues specific to this type of assembly in the tradition of the contemporary Orthodox Church.
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