Though there is much debate concerning the orthodoxy of Pope Honorius (notoriously condemned for heresy in 681 by the Sixth Ecumenical Council though later popes attempted to downplay it to negligence in teaching the faith – a distinction without a difference for reasons we will discuss later, little has been written concerning Pope St. Vitalian …
https://youtu.be/Zz4z_NvdkMU Had a great time with Jay and Lewis on Jay's live stream. Many thanks again to Jay for hosting us.
Though the Pope is the successor of Peter par excellance followed by Alexandria and Antioch, all bishops hold the place of Peter, too and this is reflected in a variety of patristic sources. If you know of additional quotations related to this, please post them below and we will add them. St. Cyprian of Carthage …
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In Part I of this series, we began discussing Mr. Ybarra’s claims (here and here) that St. Maximus the Confessor was actually an ardent supporter of Vatican I dogmas. In Part II, we will respond to Mr. Ybarra’s attempts at 'interacting' with actual experts and see why he again falls flat on his face being …
I am pleased to announce that on January 24th, I will have the honor of doing a live stream with Jay Dyer. We will be discussing my Catholic upbringing, being a 'rad trad,' my conversion to Orthodox Christianity and how my family took it, dealing with "papal quote mines," Latin language and why it is …
Mr. Ybarra initially posted this article on February 28, 2017 but updated it to “interact” with what Prof. Ed Siecienski wrote concerning St. Maximus. Because the initial article is fairly long, the response will be broken into multiple posts for the sake of readability. In his article, Mr. Ybarra attempts to argue that St. Maximus …
The following is from "Sophronius of Jerusalem and Seventh-Century Heresy" by Pauline Allen, (Oxford University Press, 2009; pages 161-217). The even numbered pages have been left out as they are the Greek text. (Use of this material in this post is protected under Fair Use Laws). Document 1: Cyrus, First Letter to Sergius; p. 161-163Document …
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