What was Pope Benedict II's stance on monotheletism?
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Opposed to monotheletism, Pope Benedict II condemned it as a heresy in 684. Monotheletism, which held that Christ had only one will, was seen by Benedict as a denial of Christ's full humanity and a threat to the doctrine of the Trinity. Benedict's opposition played a significant role in the eventual rejection of monotheletism at the Third Council of Constantinople in 681.
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