Editing Ecumenical council (section)

===Oriental Orthodoxy===
[[Oriental Orthodoxy]] accepts three ecumenical councils, the First Council of Nicaea, the First Council of Constantinople, and the Council of Ephesus. The formulation of the [[Chalcedonian Creed]] caused a schism in the Alexandrian and Syriac churches. Reconciliatory efforts between Oriental Orthodox with the Eastern Orthodox and the Catholic Church in the mid- and late 20th century have led to common [[Christology|Christological]] declarations. The Oriental and Eastern Churches have also been working toward reconciliation as a consequence of the [[Ecumenism|ecumenical movement]].{{citation needed|date=December 2024}}

The Oriental Orthodox hold that the [[Dyophysitism|Dyophysite]] formula of two natures formulated at the [[Council of Chalcedon]] is inferior to the [[Miaphysitism|Miaphysite]] formula of "One Incarnate Nature of God the Word" ([[Byzantine Greek]]: ''Mia physis tou theou logou sarkousomene'') and that the proceedings of Chalcedon themselves were motivated by [[imperialism|imperial politics]]. [[Coptic Orthodox Church|The Alexandrian Church]], the main Oriental Orthodox body, also felt unfairly underrepresented at the council following the deposition of their Pope, [[Pope Dioscorus I of Alexandria|Dioscorus of Alexandria]] at the council.{{citation needed|date=December 2024}}