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decree by Sultan Abdul Majid in 1856 the life of
Christians in the Near East improved. This allowed Gregory to successfully encourage greater participation by the Melkite laity in both church administration and public affairs. Gregory also took an interest in ministering to the growing number of
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asked the church leadership in Rome to abdicate his position as patriarch and elect
Youssef as his successor. Rome authorized the resignation, and a synod of bishops was convened for September 24, 1864. At the opening of the synod Clement Bahouth announced his resignation, and the synod elected
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Eastern Church attributes to the pope the most complete and highest power, however in a manner where the fullness and primacy are in harmony with the rights of the patriarchal sees. This is why, in virtue of and ancient right founded on customs, the Roman Pontiffs did not, except in very
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Catholic Melkite patriarch, Gregory II Yusuf (1846–97) opposed the definition of papal infaillibility at the Vatican Council (1869–70); on a subsequent visit to the pope, he was cast down at his feet by his guards, while the pope placed his foot on Gregory's
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Gregory is remembered as a particularly dynamic patriarch of the
Melkite Church. His defense of the Eastern ecclesiological conception of church autonomy established the framework for the Eastern Catholic Church's interventions during the
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Melkite Church. He is recognized as one of the forerunners of interconfessional dialogue and as an advocate for preserving the traditions and autonomy of the Melkites.
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and became a prominent opponent of the dogma at the
Council. Gregory also defended the rights and privileges of the patriarchs afforded by earlier ecumenical councils. Speaking at the Council on May 19, 1870, Gregory stated:
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Melkite Catholic Church remained committed to their union with the Holy See. Relationships with the Vatican improved following the death of Pius IX and the subsequent election of
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Melkites who had emigrated to the Americas. In 1889, he dispatched Father Ibrahim Beshawate of the Basilian Salvatorian Order in
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707:Old Catholic Church § First Vatican Council,
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