The Robber Council
By Thomas V. Mirus ( bio - articles - email ) | Oct 01, 2026 | In Lives of the Popes (Podcast)
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The provocation for the Ecumenical Council of Chalcedon, which affirmed the orthodox doctrine of the Incarnation, was the heretical “Robber Council” of Ephesus.
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Article version https://www.catholicculture.org/commentary/robber-council/
Way of the Fathers, “The Heresies—Eutyches & Monophysitism” https://www.catholicculture.org/commentary/416-heresieseutyches-monophysitism-drop-in-ocean/
The Tome of Leo on Catholic Culture Audiobooks https://www.catholicculture.org/commentary/st-leo-great-tome-leo/
Thomas V. Mirus is President of Trinity Communications and Editor-in-Chief for CatholicCulture.org, hosts both the Catholic Culture Podcast and Lives of the Popes, and co-hosts Criteria: The Catholic Film Podcast. See full bio.
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