Constantinople, 1125

Synods, it seemed, were almost as long winded and filled with rancor as Senate Sessions. The assembled clergy brought their own views and opinions to it. While the language was more esoteric and ecclesiastical than in the Magnaura, division and strife were no less evident, particularly with the exclusion of Nicholas III from the Synod. It was unorthodox, but the recent Patriarchal "reinterpretation" of Canon Law, throwing into doubt the last 500 years of Church policy, had already roiled the waters.

Candidates for the newly open seat of the Patriarchate of Constantinople were interviewed. Their views on many issues sought by the assembled Priests. The first question asked by the Basileus, however, was always the same:

"What is your opinion on the primacy of the Patriarch of Constantinople within the hierarchy of the Church?"

All in all, the Synod went on for a long time.