tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post948574970624207245..comments2024-03-29T09:09:24.834+00:00Comments on Poul Anderson Appreciation: Christianity In The Change TimelineKetlanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08588156788583883454noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-91022441896741828442017-04-11T15:22:06.446+01:002017-04-11T15:22:06.446+01:00Kaor, Paul!
Good. I thought so!
SeanKaor, Paul!<br /><br />Good. I thought so!<br /><br />SeanSean M. Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13973738112230622557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-41295274504305069932017-04-11T15:00:54.272+01:002017-04-11T15:00:54.272+01:00Sean,
That is the real Mt. Angel.
Paul.Sean,<br />That is the real Mt. Angel.<br />Paul.paulshackley2017@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17704115766930975286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-36996048903778959322017-04-11T14:56:41.319+01:002017-04-11T14:56:41.319+01:00Kaor, Paul!
Interesting picture. An image of the ...Kaor, Paul!<br /><br />Interesting picture. An image of the real Mt. Angel Benedictine monastery? Now, I have to imagine that complex surrounded by massive post-Change protective walls and fortifications.<br /><br />Hmmm, if you were to, hypothetically, again believe in Christianity, it would be by agreeing with those non-Catholics and Orthodox who don't believe in the apostolic succession and holy orders as a sacrament instituted by Christ? I would argue that the Catholic view of holy orders goes straight back to the NT, where we see Christ appointing Peter and the other apostles as his chief disciples. And, of course, how Catholic believe Christ also appointed Peter as the first of the popes in Matthew 16. And, as time passed, we do see the apostles ordaining bishops, priests, and deacons as their assistants and successors.<br /><br />I would argue that, in addition, the Catholic view of holy orders, apostolic succession, and the authority of the Bishop of Rome is supported by the evidence found in such early Christian works as 1 Clement, the Letters of St. Ignatius of Antioch, and St. Irenaeus' treatise AGAINST HERESIES. Both of the last two stressed the need for orthodox Christians to believe as the Church in Rome taught. And St. Irenaeus laid particular stress on the apostolic succession as well.<br /><br />Yes, I knew some of the earliest Christians believed or thought Our Lord would soon return, in their lifetimes. But they should have remembered how Christ warned His disciples that no man knew the hour of His second coming.<br /><br />Sean Sean M. Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13973738112230622557noreply@blogger.com