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Both the Fifth Ecumenical Council and the Sixth Ecumenical Council failed to produce disciplinary norms, for which reason the emperor Justinian II convoked an assembly in 692 to meet in Constantinople in the same hall where the Sixth Council had been held, called "Trullo". As it sought to complete the fifth and sixth councils, it is often called the Quinisext Council. No western bishops were invited, though Basil of Gortyna, Illyria, of the Latin rite, claimed to be a papal legate (most Catholics dispute this). The council discussed primarily Church discipline, allowing priestA priest or priestess is a holy man or woman who takes an officiating role in worship of any religion, with the distinguishing characteristic of offering sacrifices. Priests have been known since the earliest times and in the simplest societies (see shamas to be married, while requiring bishopA bishop is an ordained person who holds a specific position of authority in any of a number of Christian churches. Bishops in the New Testament The bishop's role is typically called the " episcopacy", because the word "bishop" is derived ultimately froms to be celibateCelibacy may refer either to being unmarried or to sexual abstinence. A vow of celibacy is a promise not to enter into marriage. Some writers prefer this usage of "celibacy", while others use it interchangeably as a synonym for abstinence. The old meaning (see also clerical celibacyA vow of clerical celibacy is the promise of a Christian priest or bishop to remain unmarried, or, in some churches, of a deacon or priest not to remarry if his wife dies. In conjunction with church rules prohibiting sex outside of marriage, this implies). The council anathemaThis article is about the Biblical term "anathema. For the British doom/ death metal band, see Anathema (band An anathema is anything laid up or suspended; hence anything laid up in a temple or set apart as sacred. In this sense the form of the word is ontized practices not in accord with those of Constantinople. The 102 disciplinary norms (often repeating decisions of earlier councils) formed the basis for Orthodox canon law.