Imagine putting off a software update for over three centuries, only to have the eventually forced installation break your entire operating system. In this episode of pplpod, we conduct a structural archaeology of the Council of Constantinople of 1923, an event that attempted a massive "system update" for the Eastern Orthodox Church. We unpack the ambitious but contested leadership of Meletius IV, who sought to align the East with the globalized rhythms of post-war diplomacy and trade. We explore the mechanical brilliance of the New Julian Calendar, a mathematical band-aid designed to sync with the West while maintaining an expiration date in the year 2800 to save theological face. However, by pushing this Calendar Reform without the presence of key patriarchates ...