Post-Modernist Papal Apologists Pave the Way For Nicea 2025

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Excerpted from "Can Unity Be Attained by Decontextualizing History? Chieti, Alexandria and Postmodernist Gnosiology" with Craig Patrick Truglia and Fr. Peter Heers 0:00 Intro 0:10 Scholars in Roman Catholicism regularly decontextualize dogma and history 0:56 What does “decontextualization” mean? 1:45 People naturally contextualize truth, such as how a husband and wife understand each other 2:46 Decontextualization is common in mainstream Roman Catholicism (i.e. Duffy, Kappes) 4:16 Two epistemic “linchpins”: 1) Doctrinal Development 2) Infallibly dogmatized decrees are true despite the context that produced them 5:13 The approach of popular apologists in Roman Catholicism 6:16 Trent Horn and Jimmy Akin embrace the two “linchpins” in defending icons 7:50 Michael Lofton argues that Ecumenical Councils can err on matters of doctrine 11:59 Erick Ybarra believes that dogmatic decrees can be true even if no evidence of such a belief was held for centuries prior 15:07 Post-modernist papal epistemology: appears to make concessions to Orthodox Christians AND used to make converts. It’s a “double-edged sword”. 15:57 Most “Trads” (traditional Roman Catholics) are really “post-Trads”: they defend traditional ideas with post-modern epistemology 17:43 Nicea 2025: What is happening when the Pope and EP meet? 19:02 Is an “olive branch” good enough? 20:05 Fr. Peter’s personal experience in Greece with an Orthodox member of the Orthodox-Catholic Dialogue…”We’ll figure it out after the union.” 21:42 Ecumenists in the Orthodox Church don’t care about or don’t understand the chasm that exists between Orthodoxy and Catholicism 22:25 Craig’s suspicions about Nicea 2025 and possible false union 23:21 The approach taken in the Chieti and Alexandria documents and the precedent they set for a future false union 24:57 We must maintain the context of our councils and decrees to remain faithful to “the faith once delivered to the saints.” Read Craig's article on the same subject: https://orthodoxchristiantheology.com/2023/06/26/can-we-attain-union-through-decontextualizing-history/ Full video: https://youtube.com/live/O8OcRZJwvJ0 Craig’s forthcoming book “The Rise and Fall of the Papacy” is scheduled to be released later in 2023 from Uncut Mountain Press. See our other titles here: https://uncutmountainpress.com/ --- Join over 1,400 other serious Orthodox Christians, Catechumens, and inquirers into Orthodoxy (1,050 on Patreon, 350 on orthodoxethos.com). SIGN UP at our NEW Orthodox Ethos website (www.orthodoxethos.com) and get everything we offer in one place. In addition to the weekly classes and other content, we meet every Thursday evening, 8 PM EST, 5 PM PST for question and answers and discussion of contemporary issues. - - - - - Share and Subscribe to the OE YOUTUBE CHANNEL: https://www.youtube.com/c/OrthodoxEthos OE WEBSITE: https://orthodoxethos.com UNCUT MOUNTAIN PRESS (UMP) Website - NEW BOOKS and NEW WEBSITE: https://www.uncutmountainpress.com *For all who would like to support The Orthodox Ethos, donations can be made via Paypal at the following link: -- http://paypal.me/FrPeterHeers Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OrthodoxEthos Twitter: https://twitter.com/OrthodoxEthos Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/orthodoxethos Amazon Author Page: https://www.amazon.com/-/e/B00Y938IQ2 Postcards from Greece Podcast: https://saintkosmas.org/heers-postcards-from-greece Academia: https://hts.academia.edu/FrPeterHeersDTh LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/frpeterheers Books: https://uncutmountainpress.com/books/the-ecclesiological-renovation-of-second-vatican-council--english/ https://uncutmountainpress.com/books/missionary-origins-of-modern-ecumenism/