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Whether and how far the council was confirmed by Pope John VIII is also a matter of dispute: The council was held in the presence of papal legates, who approved of the proceedings, Roman Catholic historian Fr.

Francis Dvornik argues that Pope accepted the acts of the council and annulled those of the Council of 869 – 870.

Other Catholic historians, such as Warren Carroll, dispute this view, arguing that the pope rejected the council.

Philipp Schaff opines that the Pope, deceived by his legates about the actual proceedings, first applauded the Emperor but later denounced the council.

In any case, the Pope de facto accepted the reinstatement of Photius as Patriarch.

However later, in the wake of further conflicts between East and West in the 11th century, the council was repudiated.