Was Origen Judged by 5th Council? - Universal Redemption? Was Origen Judged by 5th Council? - Universal Redemption? Gregory of Nyssa believed the same way: Origen believed in Universal Redemption, Yet Also Discussed other views: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Origen Origen was deemed bad 300 years after his death by the 2nd Council in 553 CE. Why was it that he was not condemned in his time? I believe it was because, Rome was not in control of the church before that time: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constantine_the_Great Also, it was mainly Origen's ideas on pre-existence of souls that got him and those who followed after him into trouble.