The question was debated at a number of church councils. The issue could have been settled quite easily had the delegates given appropriate weight to the Scriptures, but most did not.
या सभांमध्ये जे धर्मनियम व जाहीरनामे बनवण्यात आले त्यांत शास्त्रवचनांचा उल्लेखही आढळत नाही.