▁elev ated ▁to ▁her ▁level ▁in ▁ecc les iast ical ▁affairs ▁and ▁take ▁second ▁place ▁after ▁her ". ▁ ▁The ▁framework ▁for ▁alloc ating ▁ecc les iast ical ▁authority ▁advoc ated ▁by ▁the ▁council ▁f athers ▁mirror ed ▁the ▁allocation ▁of ▁imperial ▁authority ▁in ▁the ▁later ▁period ▁of ▁the ▁Roman ▁Empire . ▁The ▁Eastern ▁position ▁could ▁be ▁character ized ▁as ▁being ▁political ▁in ▁nature , ▁as ▁opposed ▁to ▁a ▁do ctr inal ▁view . ▁In ▁practice , ▁all ▁Christians ▁East ▁and ▁West ▁addressed ▁the ▁pap acy ▁as ▁the ▁See ▁of ▁Peter ▁and ▁Paul ▁or ▁the ▁Apost ol ic ▁See ▁rather ▁than ▁the ▁See ▁of ▁the ▁Imperial ▁Capital . ▁Rome ▁understand s ▁this ▁to ▁indicate ▁that ▁its ▁preced ence ▁has ▁always ▁come ▁from ▁its ▁direct ▁line age ▁from ▁the ▁apost les ▁Peter ▁and ▁Paul ▁rather ▁than ▁its ▁association ▁with ▁Imperial ▁authority . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁passage ▁of ▁the ▁Can on ▁ 2 8 , ▁Rome ▁file d ▁a ▁protest ▁against ▁the ▁reduction ▁of ▁honor ▁given ▁to ▁Ant io ch ▁and ▁Alexand ria . ▁However , ▁fear ing ▁ ▁that ▁with hold ing ▁Rome ' s ▁appro val ▁would ▁be ▁interpreted ▁as ▁a ▁re jection ▁of ▁the ▁entire ▁council , ▁in ▁ 4 5 3 ▁the ▁po pe ▁confirmed ▁the ▁council ' s ▁can ons ▁while ▁declaring ▁the ▁ 2 8 th ▁null ▁and ▁void . ▁ ▁Con sequ ences : ▁Chal ced onian ▁Sch ism ▁ ▁The ▁near - im mediate ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁council ▁was ▁a ▁major ▁sch ism . ▁The ▁b ish