Gregory Thaumaturgus,
Ante-Nicene Fathers Vol. VI, Dubious or Spurious Writings…
(1885)
“ Its acceptance by the Roman pontiffs, subsequently, should have no logical force with the Easterns, who do not recognise their supremacy even over the councils of the West; and no free council has ever been held under pontifical authority. The above list, therefore, is a complete list of all the councils of the undivided Church as defined by Catholic canons. There has been no possibility of a Catholic council since the division of East and West. ”
