Saint Gregory, the "father of mystical theology" said the Pontiff , especially after the death of Basil, as if "taking over his spiritual legacy, contributed to the triumph of Orthodoxy". He "attended several synods; tried to settle the differences between the Churches; played a proactive part in the reorganisation of the Church, and, as a ‘pillar of Orthodoxy’, he was a protagonist of the Council of Constantinople in 381, which defined the divine nature of the Holy Spirit". ” “Man added the Pope "recognises within himself the reflection of God’s light: by purifying his own heart, he becomes once again, as he was in the beginning, a crystal-clear resemblance of God, the exemplary Beauty. Thus man can see God, as the pure-hearted people can: "Only by washing away the shameful things that have settled onto our heart explained the Pope off the cuff can we find God’s light". ” ” ” “
