Fathers of the Alexandrian Church define as “the one
Nature of God the Word made flesh” and is synonymous
with St. John’s saying “the Word was made flesh”.^49
- Finding that Dioscorus was impeccable, the
Chalcedonians decided to press him a little further, so
they asked him: “If Eutyches has uttered by mouth what
was contrary to the written confession submitted to you,
what would your judgment be?” He replied: “If Eutyches
has, indeed, denied the faith written by him and submitted
to us, I would not decree his ex-communication only but
would order burning him too. As for me, I steadfastly
uphold the Faith of the Orthodox Church: One, Holy,
Universal and Apostolic. Neither Eutyches nor any other
person can make me swerve from this most holy Faith”.^50
This frank avowal fell like a thunderbolt on all the
opponents of Abba Dioscorus and greatly moved the
Oriental bishops; they cried out immediately: “We have
sinned and we ask for forgiveness”. Again they were
asked to validate their accusation that Dioscorus
assassinated Flavianus, and for the third time they
repeated: “We have sinned and we ask for forgiveness”.
Despite this triple avowal, the Chacedonians
persisted in their efforts of antagonism, they submitted
Leo’s Tomos to Abba Dioscorus that the may express his
opinion on it. When he read, it he found it to be more
Nestorian than Orthodox. Immediately and without any
hesitation he declared that it deviated from Orthodoxy,
and hence he ex-communicated it and its author. Many of
the assembled bishops shared this same view of Abba
Dioscorus concerning the Tomos of Leo, but did not
possess the courage of conviction that he had,^51 therefore
they kept silent. Others were assailed by doubts over the