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Pre-Responding to the "Immaculate" => "Immaculate Conception" Argument
It’s hard to know exactly how Mr. Albrecht intends to defend against the fact that so many popes taught contrary to the dogma of the immaculate conception before its definition in the 19th century. In a previous post, I discussed the specific arguments I expect to hear from Albrecht about certain contra-IC quotations, but Albrecht…
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Pre-Responding to William Albrecht's Position on Popes Leo and Innocent
It’s sometimes hard to pin down one’s debate opponent before the debate, as not everyone has published extensively on a given topic. Thankfully, in a recent debate with an Orthodox opponent, William Albrecht was questioned about the writings of a couple of popes in the list of popes that we hope to discuss in our…
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Leo I and Gregory I vs. the Immaculate Conception
In an earlier post (link), I provided evidence that the teachings of Leo I aka Leo the Great and Gregory I aka Gregory the Great at least implicitly contradict the modern dogma of the immaculate conception. Luigi Gambero’s “Mary and the Fathers of the Church” has a section on Leo I (pp. 302-09) and a…