Pope St. Leo on Roman Primacy & the Filioque I will be referencing specific extracts from the letters and sermons of Pope St. Leo related to the Roman Supremacy and the Filioque. All emphasis will be mine. The following comes from Sermon…Answering Islam·6d ago·13 min readLetter 14 (Leo the Great)believedloveChrist
Athanasius on the Ancient Basis for the Nicene Formula This excerpt is taken from St. Athanasius who claims that the language adopted by Nicaea to describe the Son’s essential equality with the Father isn’t new but quite ancient, going back to at leas…Answering Islam·May 2·12 min readpersonsbishopsviolenceArian
Hippolytus: Bishop or Antipope? In this post I will be citing a few sources regarding the status of St. Hippolytus, whether he was a bishop of Rome or of some other See, and if at Rome then whether he indeed was in actuality an …Answering Islam·Apr 17·17 min readbishopMarcionPassoverChurch History (Eusebius)
St. John & Polycarp vs. Cerinthus & Marcion the firstborn of SatanSt. Irenaeus mentions what the Apostle John exclaimed when he ran into the gnostic heretic Cerinthus. He also recalls what his Bishop St. Polycarp, the beloved and holy martyr and disciple of the holy…Answering Islam·Mar 24·1 min readChapter 3Churchtruthapostles
