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Nestorius, Patriarch of Constantinople... presented a problem at the Council of Ephesus. He rejected the idea that Jesus' humanity and divinity were inseparable. Instead, he believed that Jesus had two wills, two minds, and two natures. The Council declared him a heretic and condemned his teachings.
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For this reason, unless the Church of Constantinople bestows faithfully this word of Truth any more, no argument allows another local orthodox Church to claim its primatial place and deny duties, rights and honours which are reserved for her. Each time that it is not so, the Patriarch of Constantinople must preserve its place and its role within Orthodoxy, that he presides in the communion in his rank as Ecumenical Patriarch.
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The local churches of the Ecumenical Patriarchate consist of five archdioceses, three churches, thirteen metropolises, and one diocese, each of which reports directly to the Patriarch of Constantinople with no intervening authority. In addition, three of the five archdioceses have internal metropolises (16 in all), which are part of their respective archdioceses rather than distinct administrative entities, unlike the other metropolises.
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