1) What are the three church councils and what are the reasons and results of each: The first church council is called Nicaea. The council of Nicaea met in 325 AD at the call of Emperor Constantine the Great. The meeting was held to settle the theological controversy over the nature of Jesus Christ. The end result was the Nicene Creed written by the council, which was a precise statement on the beliefs. The second council was …showed first 75 words of 300 total…

…showed last 75 words of 300 total…and science. Among other purposes, the council's aim was to promote the unity of all Christians and to study how the church could better understand and influence the rapidly changing world. The Vatican II renewed the church and made it more relevant to the modern times. It allowed a more personal involvement the church. Even today, there is still a debate whether Vatican II added good to the church or took good from the church.