Refuting line by line these pop-papal arguments and proving Orthodox ecclesiology🧵
Most Christians are SHOCKED to learn that Catholics and Orthodox--the only 2 apostolic, sacramental Christians--together affirm the first 7 ecumenical councils and that several of these councils definitively taught the Pope has supreme appellate jurisdiction ie the RC view).
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To begin, this is false. If the Pope was called “head” this in no way proves Rome is true. We can refer to Rome as the head insofar as it was the First See. The Emperor was called head, as was the Patriarch of Antioch. In fact every Patriarch is called head by Pope Gregory the
St. Cyril actually directly replies to this quote at the council. He states: "They [the Roman legates] have pronounced as representatives of the Apostolic See and of the entire holy college of the most God-beloved and most holy bishops of the West...they have given their assent
This is adequately refuted above. However, here are two further testimonies addressing this council explicitly saying universal consent is REQUIRED for it to be universally binding: Theodosius before Ephesus I: "Before the most holy council and the decree that it is going to
I find it convenient these guys always skip Constantinople II, where Pope Vigilius was excommunicated and forced to submit to the council 2 years later. He also made an error on faith and morals while attempting to bind the universal church (ex cathedra), my argument on that is
This quote is a nothing-burger. This council affirms Orthodox ecclesiology over and over: "the rule of each synod" there is an "executive role" for Rome as "approved by the assent of the whole Church" and "enjoined by a saying of the Lord." Acts of Nicaea II, Pg. 171
Why ANY Roman Catholic would EVER use this council as an apologetic is beyond me. This council, AFFIRMED by Pope John VIII, explicitly grants Constantinople identical authority as Rome and CONDEMNS universal jurisdiction as defined by Vatican I. Canon 1 states: “Regarding
Stop running this garbage argument. Legates were given specific guidance by their patriarchs to not accept the Filioque, and their patriarchs immediately anathematized it following the council. Constantinople was the only patriarch to actually accept it at the council and it was
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