Kochi: Major Archbishop Mar Raphael Thattil underscored the First Council of Nicaea as a defining moment of Christian unity during his keynote address at the 1700th-anniversary celebrations held at the Pastoral Orientation Centre. The event was organised by the Inter Church Council in collaboration with the Kerala Catholic Bishops’ Council.

Speaking to representatives of various Christian traditions, the Major Archbishop noted that the Council of Nicaea, convened in 325 AD, was a decisive step toward resolving internal divisions within the early Church. He explained that Emperor Constantine the Great called the council with the intention of stabilising the newly unified Roman Empire by settling the Arian controversy, which had created deep fractures within Christian communities.

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