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An Orthodox Council That Affirmed the Papacy
Did the seventh ecumenical council (Nicaea II, 787) accept the Catholic doctrines about the papacy? If so, how does this work with Eastern Orthodoxy who affirm Nicaea II but reject the papacy? Michael Lofton dives into the acts of the council and offers his commentary on this intriguing subject.
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The First Patriarch to EXCOMMUNICATE the Pope!
Michael Lofton looks at the acts of the Council of Chalcedon and considers why Patriarch Dioscorus of Alexandria was deposed. He then talks about the lessons that can be learned from his condemnation and applies it to Catholics and Eastern Orthodox today.
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Thoughts on Gavin Ortlund and the Horn/Akin Icons Debate
Michael Lofton offers his thoughts on the response by Gavin Ortlund to Jimmy Akin and Trent Horn rebuttal on the veneration of icons. He focuses on the hierarchy of truths and the claim of Nicaea II that icon veneration is apostolic.
