acquitted Eutyches. At this unanimity, Abba Dioscorus
said: “I confirm the judgment of this holy council, and I
decree that Eutyches be counted among the priests and
resume being archmandrite of his monastery as before.”^19
The first to sign the verdict were Juvenal of
Jerusalem and Domnus of Antioch; the last was Barsumas
the Archmandrite. Abba Dioscorus, after approving the
affixed signatures, signed his own.^20
An inevitable consequence of the acquittal of
Eutyches was the condemnation of Flavianus and those
who signed with him, for the Orthodox Church had
already established the principle that ex-communication
was a two-edged sword, if passed unjustly must rebound
on whoever pronounced it. The Fathers of Ephesus
informed the Emperor, therefore that their verdict was the
reinstatement of Eutyches and the excommunication of
the seven bishops who had condemned him. Theodosius
set his seal to it and banished Flavianus and his co-
bishops.
- Flavianus immediately resolved to make an appeal.
He perceived that all the assembled bishops had signed his
condemnation; that among them there were three who
had consented with him to the ex-communication of
Eutyches but had rescinded their verdict; that the bishops
of Jerusalem and Antioch had also turned against him.^21
Notwithstanding, he sent an encyclic letter to all the
bishops of Orient and Occident, declaring to the Bishop of
Rome specifically that he had relied on his Tomos when
he condemned Eutyches.^22 - As noted before the bishop of Rome had been
unfavourably inclined towards the convocation of this
second Council of Ephesus. He reacted to the appeal of