▁a fore - ment ioned ▁city ▁( th ar res antes ▁e ku ros amen ) ▁as ▁if ▁your ▁hol iness ▁had ▁taken ▁the ▁initi ative , ▁for ▁we ▁know ▁how ▁tender ly ▁you ▁love ▁your ▁children , ▁and ▁we ▁feel ▁that ▁in ▁hon oring ▁the ▁child ▁we ▁have ▁hon ored ▁its ▁parent .... We ▁have ▁informed ▁you ▁of ▁everything ▁with ▁a ▁view ▁of ▁prov ing ▁our ▁sin cer ity , ▁and ▁of ▁obtain ing ▁for ▁our ▁lab ors ▁your ▁confirm ation ▁and ▁consent ." ▁ ▁Following ▁Leo ' s ▁re jection ▁of ▁the ▁canon , ▁Bishop ▁An atol ius ▁of ▁Constantin ople ▁conced ed , ▁" E ven ▁so , ▁the ▁whole ▁force ▁of ▁confirm ation ▁of ▁the ▁acts ▁was ▁reserved ▁for ▁the ▁authority ▁of ▁Your ▁B less ed ness . ▁Therefore , ▁let ▁Your ▁Hol iness ▁know ▁for ▁certain ▁that ▁I ▁did ▁nothing ▁to ▁further ▁the ▁matter , ▁knowing ▁always ▁that ▁I ▁held ▁myself ▁bound ▁to ▁avoid ▁the ▁l ust s ▁of ▁pride ▁and ▁cov et ous ness ." ▁ ▁However , ▁the ▁Can on ▁has ▁since ▁been ▁viewed ▁as ▁valid ▁by ▁the ▁Eastern ▁Orth odox ▁Church . ▁▁ ▁According ▁to ▁some ▁ancient ▁Greek ▁collections , ▁can ons ▁ 2 9 ▁and ▁ 3 0 ▁are ▁attributed ▁to ▁the ▁council : ▁canon ▁ 2 9 , ▁which ▁states ▁that ▁an ▁un worth y ▁bishop ▁cannot ▁be ▁dem oted ▁but ▁can ▁be ▁removed , ▁is ▁an ▁extract ▁from ▁the ▁minutes ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁session ; ▁canon ▁ 3 0