05-14-2012, 10:36 PM
(05-14-2012, 09:00 PM)Resurrexi Wrote:(05-14-2012, 08:38 PM)Melkite Wrote: The Orthodox didn't accept Florence.
But the bishops of the Byzantine Empire did.
And then immediately repudiated it once they had gotten away. I read somewhere that they were coerced by the Latin bishops to give their assent. I don't know how historically accurate it is, I've only heard it recently, but it makes sense on the face of it.