Papacy – Reason and Theology

The Case of Pope Vigilius and Papal Infallibility with Erick Ybarra

Erick Ybarra explains who Pope Vigilius was and how his life impacts discussions on papal infallibility.

Dr. Alan Fimister on the Papacy and Ecumenical Councils

Michael Lofton and Erick Ybarra interview Dr. Alan Fimister on the Papacy and Ecumenical Councils. Dr Alan Fimister is Assistant Professor of Theology and Church History at St John Vianney Theological Seminary in Denver, Colorado and Director of the Dialogos Institute. He is a native of Newcastle upon Tyne.

by Michael Lofton

Medieval Conditions for Papal Infallibility

Contemporary conditions for papal infallibility are occasionally seen as contrived and have been likened to someone who shoots an arrow at the wall and then paints a target around it. A concrete example is the First Vatican Council’s conditions for papal infallibility, which some skeptics see as having created a manufactured system to reconcile papal […]

by Michael Lofton

Responding to Eastern Orthodox Objections to the Papacy

Erick Ybarra responds to Eastern Orthodox Objections to the Papacy.

by Andrea Cusumano

Rule of the True Christian Faith Against All Heresies

If anyone wishes to detect the deceits of heretics and to keep a sound and effective faith (Heb. 4:12), in the same sense in which it was taught and passed down by Our Lord Jesus Christ and His Apostles, he ought, with the Lord’s help, to fortify his faith by the authority of Scripture, and […]

by Michael Lofton

Fr. Patrick on Catholicism and Primacy

Michael and Erick discuss Catholicism and primacy with Fr. Patrick Ramsey. He is the author of The Church: Deifying Relations available here: https://www.amazon.com/Church-Deifying-Relations-John-Ramsey/dp/172182300X/ref=pd_rhf_se_p_img_3?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=NPZDPN3291FQFBG14CE4

by Michael Lofton

Erick Ybarra vs. Jay Dyer: The Papacy Debate

Michael starts out by discussing Canon 6 of Nicaea I and Roman Primacy with Erick. After an hour Jay Dyer joins the video for an impromptu debate with Erick on the papacy. The show then examines many issues including epistemology, the papal charisms, development of doctrine, etc.

by Michael Lofton

The Papacy through Eastern and Western Eyes – With Erick Ybarra and Michael Lofton (Video)

In this video Erick and Michael go over some of the arguments for and against both the Eastern and the Western views of the papacy in the first millennium.