Which council may have anathematized Origen or his teachings?
Second Council of Constantinople
First Council of Nicaea
Council of Ephesus
Council of Chalcedon
Answer
The Second Council of Constantinople in 553 may have anathematized Origen, or it may have only condemned certain heretical teachings which claimed to be derived from Origen. His teachings on the pre-existence of souls were ultimately rejected by the Church.
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