tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21240636.post965901087015306984..comments2024-03-21T17:13:34.747-07:00Comments on On the Contrary: The Benedict OptionMichael Hoffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09485741729327325322noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21240636.post-15173798761666020032017-08-08T18:06:30.929-07:002017-08-08T18:06:30.929-07:00Hi,
Has anyone thought of the impact of the Gregor...Hi,<br />Has anyone thought of the impact of the Gregorian Reform and the rise of the papacy.<br />According to wikipedia<br />"Gregory VII's life work [...] was based on his conviction that the Church was founded by God and entrusted with the task of embracing all mankind in a single society in which divine will is the only law; that, in his capacity as a divine institution, he is supreme over all human structures, especially the secular state; and that the pope, in his role as head of the Church under the petrine commission, is the vice-regent of God on earth, so that disobedience to him implies disobedience to God: or, in other words, a defection from Christianity."<br />Calling yourself the "vice-regent of God on earth" is pretty papist to me.<br />What do you think?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00026752071884198948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21240636.post-40407139034072139312017-08-01T09:33:43.712-07:002017-08-01T09:33:43.712-07:00Unfortunately (for us Orthodox), Dreher is no long...Unfortunately (for us Orthodox), Dreher is no longer a papist and is now one of us. Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12616785804290123108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21240636.post-71114901501872228512017-07-22T21:56:54.113-07:002017-07-22T21:56:54.113-07:00Blessed Anne Catherine Emmerich said the (true) Ch...Blessed Anne Catherine Emmerich said the (true) Church would be in eclipse. The ORCR has helped me wrap my head around this without going down the dead end road of sedevacantism. God willing, He will help my family and I stay near valid Sacraments.The Militia Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11045286617777206787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21240636.post-59748575616363817632017-07-20T05:52:29.813-07:002017-07-20T05:52:29.813-07:00Brilliant and insightful commentary as usual, Mich...Brilliant and insightful commentary as usual, Michael. Reading this piece, I am further emboldened in my choice to forego the Left-Right Papal diddling altogether by remaining a faithful Greek Orthodox. It's too bad so many "conservative Catholics" out there have allowed themselves to become unwitting pawns and rationalizers in behalf of such gross apostasy.Grg Londonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04439145411741918668noreply@blogger.com