Marrow Man
Drunk with Powder
Had it been a false doctrine being propagated from Rome then the meeting would have taken place and confronted in Rome. In fact if we look at the book of Romans Paul does confront the same situation there in the beginning chapters also. But it isn't done with a meeting of a council that places judgment and pronouncements. Does the issue addressed in Romans apply to the whole Church? Of course it does because it is scripture and truth that has the authority as it is also illuminated by Paul from referring to and drawing truth from the Old Testament writings.
Randy, what is this Roman heresy you are mentioning here? That is the first I have heard of that. Paul did not write Romans as a response letter to combat a specific heresy, but because he could not be in Rome and he desired to preach the gospel to them (Romans 1:11-17). Hence, it is the most "systematic" of his letters because of the occasion (or lack thereof) of its writing.