Hey @Lew☦️ - if you're interested in "our" take on this question, here's a very helpful (IMO) article: David VanDrunen, "[Iconoclasm, Incarnation and Eschatology: Toward a Catholic Understanding of the Reformed Doctrine of the ‘Second’ Commandment](https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/wiley/iconoclasm-incarnation-and-eschatology-toward-a-catholic-understanding-D0rvnb59wn)"

Ecumenical councils are infallible as they are lead by the Holy Spirit Himself. Which of the Ecumenical Councils have erred? *I will take a look at the article you sent tonight.

Which part of the doctrine of iconography necessitates that there are no false synods that promulgate heresy? This objection is far besides the point. The Orthodox Church venerates St Mark of Ephesus who gained renown for being one of a few that stood against the Council of Florence and a false union with the pope. The Church is governed by synod because Christ empowered the apostles who themselves governed by synod (read Acts) and empowered successor bishops (a successional connection that protestant sects are totally alienated from). Many synods have ultimately defended and explicated the Faith because it fulfills Christ’s promise that the gates of hell would not prevail against His Church. But contrasted to synods, the heresy of sola scriptura has manifested vastly more, and more egregious, heresies than even faithless and errant synods have produced. The interpretation and application of scripture by the private discretion of the “christian” led to the defense of abortion, sodomy, adultery, women “clergy”, and ever multiplying sects that call themselves churches. Iconography itself disproves this for it depicts that Christ has one Body. He was not incarnated thousands of times into thousands of bodies. Thus there cannot be thousands of of confessions that call themselves His Body. We venerate the image of our Lord and are joined to His Body in Holy Communion.