@Martina_Guth@PileckiInstitut The Polish state traces its origins to the late 10th century under the Piast dynasty. Mieszko I unified tribes and accepted Christianity in 966, and the Kingdom of Poland was established (with Bolesław I the Brave crowned king in 1025). Poland existed long before you say.
@uxm1ke@HistoryArcs I looked it up and you are correct. The numbers said it was about 42% ethnic Russians in Bolshevik leadership. The rest were a mix of Georgian, Jewish, etc. Grok did say the 15% Jewish leadership was higher than normal being that Jews were a smaller percentage of population.
@mariaebyrd@EricRSammons Now, that’s not to say it’s not out there but I just haven’t heard it. All I have heard so far is them teaching Traditional Catholic teaching from a Thomistic perspective which is very refreshing.
@mariaebyrd@EricRSammons I get it! I pretty much side with everything Lefevbe said. Read all his books plus other Traditional arguments against such things as Religious Liberty etc. However, in all the material I have listened to so far I have never heard them say anything that contradicts Tradition.
@Jvnior Looks to me like something went wrong with the conveyer belt and everything spilled. Which is why you see things all over crates and a disaster everywhere. They have people cleaning up the mess even. That doesn’t make it the normal for said facility.
@JustAnIranianIr Have you heard the story of what Prince Vlad did when they refused to take them off in his throne room? He nailed them to their heads.
@realtjhaines He preserves it through secondary means; humans. Through every age of the Church when the hierarchy was weak lay people have had a huge hand in preserving the Faith and calling out the wolves in sheep’s clothing. We are told to be on our guard against false teachers.
@KeptBy_God@Xtopher_Uzo@SwingtradeVIP This is not true in an absolute sense. There are many groups that meet in the name of Jesus that are not Christians.
@KeptBy_God@Xtopher_Uzo@SwingtradeVIP By the time of the death of St. John the Church had taken on its final form with the three fold priesthood. St. Ignatius is saying that if your assembly does not have this structure and your Bishops are not descended from the Apostles then you are not in the Church.
@KeptBy_God@Xtopher_Uzo@SwingtradeVIP These men who were in the priesthood but not Bishops came to be known as priests were those who held the full powers of the Priesthood were Bishops. Three levels in the priesthood: Deacon, Priest, Bishop.
@KeptBy_God@Xtopher_Uzo@SwingtradeVIP Later in the New Testament as the Church grew they started Consecrating men to hold the same office as them running individual Churches. As the Church grew more men were needed so the priesthood was further divided to include men that did not hold the full office of Bishop
@KeptBy_God@Xtopher_Uzo@SwingtradeVIP The Church did not stop with the writings of the Apostles and not everything Our Lord taught is in them. The Apostles first ordained Deacons to help with their ministry and take over serving the people so they could Preach and Teach and celebrate the Sacraments.
@KeptBy_God@Xtopher_Uzo@SwingtradeVIP My Dad was an ordained Elder in the Presbyterian community. God rest his soul but that does not mean he was actually an Elder in Christs Church. He believed he was, as others did, but that doesn’t make it so.
@KeptBy_God@Xtopher_Uzo@SwingtradeVIP Our Lord is speaking to Christians about Christians. And just because people gather in His name does not make them actual Christians. J.W.s gather in His name and they are not Christians although they say they are.
@KeptBy_God@Xtopher_Uzo@SwingtradeVIP He was speaking of people who had separated themselves from the Church Christ founded. The Apostles ordained other men into the Bishopric who are the successors of the Apostles. St. Ignatius is saying if you are not under their authority you are not in the Church.
@Captbobdad@Xtopher_Uzo All the churches you mentioned are Catholic. All celebrate the same Sacraments, same Creed, same Church government instituted by Our Lord. The Catholic Church is the Mystical Body of Christ.