An ecumenical council -LRB- or oecumenical council ; also general council -RRB- is a conference of the bishops of the whole ORGANIZATION@1 convened to discuss and settle matters of Church doctrine and practice .

An ORGANIZATION@2 -LRB- also sometimes ORGANIZATION@3 -RRB- or general council is a meeting of the bishops of the church of the whole world who have come together to discuss matters of Church doctrine and practice .
