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Was the Great Schism of 1054 primarily about politics and culture, or about Rome's claim to universal jurisdiction?
The immediate cause was Cardinal Humbert's bull on the altar of Hagia Sophia excommunicating the Patriarch of Constantinople. The theological core was…
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Were the seven deuterocanonical books (Tobit, Judith, Maccabees, Wisdom, Sirach, Baruch) part of the Church's Bible, or were they rejected as non-canonical?
The Council of Carthage (397) and Council of Rome (382) under Pope Damasus included all seven. Jerome's hesitation was personal and never…
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Did the early Church recognise the Bishop of Rome as holding a unique authority among all bishops?
Even bishops who disputed specific Roman decisions acknowledged Rome's claim to Petrine authority. The hostile witnesses confirm what the friendly ones assert.
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Was the biblical canon — the list of books that belong in the Bible — determined by Church authority rather than being self-evident from Scripture?
No book of the Bible contains a table of contents. The 27-book New Testament canon was defined at Carthage (AD 397) by…
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Was infant baptism a later corruption, or was it the practice of the early Church?
Origen states that infant baptism was received from the Apostles. Cyprian's council debated not whether to baptise infants but whether to do…
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Was the use of sacred images a pagan corruption, or was it part of early Christian practice?
Images of Christ, Mary, and the saints appear in the Roman catacombs from the 2nd century. The Council of Nicaea II (787)…
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Is the title "Mother of God" (Theotokos) a later Catholic invention, or does it have roots in early Christian usage?
The title Theotokos was in common use before the Council of Ephesus (431). Nestorius's rejection of it — not its introduction —…
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Do non-Christian ancient sources confirm that the early Christians genuinely believed Christ rose from the dead?
Josephus, Tacitus, and Pliny the Younger — none of them Christian — all confirm the existence of early Christians who worshipped Christ…
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Did Peter ever go to Rome? Is his martyrdom and burial there historically established?
Peter's presence and martyrdom in Rome is attested by sources independent of each other from the late 1st century. Archaeological excavations under…
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Was the Council of Nicaea (325) considered universally binding independent of Roman confirmation, or did its authority depend on papal ratification?
Pope Sylvester I's legates presided at Nicaea. The Eastern bishops sought Rome's endorsement before treating the definition as closed. Athanasius himself appealed…
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