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re: Thomas Aquinas.
The Western Christendom (Protestant and Roman Catholic) follows the Latin tradition of Thomas Aquinas and of Augustine of Hippo.
I note with dismay the work of Thomas Aquinas, the "Contra Errores Graecorum", which is a masterpiece of deceit and error against the truth (John 15:26, etc.).
I read:
"The Contra Errrores Graecorum ...dealt with the Latin understanding of the Roman primacy, including the pope's right to define the faith of the Church. As the Spirit's procession from the Son was a doctrine "necessary for faith and salvation", the pope was correct to defend the honor of Christ against those (i.e. the Greeks) who, by denying the filioque, "diminish his dignity as far as this lies in their power." That the pope had the power to alter the creed was, for Thomas, beyond doubt, since "as successor of Peter and Vicar of Christ [he] is the first and greatest of all the bishops", possessing "fullness of power over the whole CHurch of Christ."
"Thomas Aquinas was on his way to the reunion council at Lyons, carrying with him his Contra Errores Graecorum. when he died on March 7, 1274. In the centuries that followed, the writings of the "Angelic Doctor" achieved a level of authority in the West unknown since Augustine, and his arguments in favor of the filioque became an important part of the Latin theological tradition. Thomas's position on the filioque. like his opinion on so many subjects, became the position of the Church itself." (pages 130-131: The Filioque: History of A Doctrinal Controversy. Oxford Studies In Historical Theology. A. Edward Siecienski. Copyright 2010, Oxford University Press, New York).
God bless us. And save us from the doctrinal errors of Thomas Aquinas in his heretical work, "Contra Errores Graecorum", which is a slander against the Truth (John 15:26). Amen. In Erie PA Scott R. Harrington
The Western Christendom (Protestant and Roman Catholic) follows the Latin tradition of Thomas Aquinas and of Augustine of Hippo.
I note with dismay the work of Thomas Aquinas, the "Contra Errores Graecorum", which is a masterpiece of deceit and error against the truth (John 15:26, etc.).
I read:
"The Contra Errrores Graecorum ...dealt with the Latin understanding of the Roman primacy, including the pope's right to define the faith of the Church. As the Spirit's procession from the Son was a doctrine "necessary for faith and salvation", the pope was correct to defend the honor of Christ against those (i.e. the Greeks) who, by denying the filioque, "diminish his dignity as far as this lies in their power." That the pope had the power to alter the creed was, for Thomas, beyond doubt, since "as successor of Peter and Vicar of Christ [he] is the first and greatest of all the bishops", possessing "fullness of power over the whole CHurch of Christ."
"Thomas Aquinas was on his way to the reunion council at Lyons, carrying with him his Contra Errores Graecorum. when he died on March 7, 1274. In the centuries that followed, the writings of the "Angelic Doctor" achieved a level of authority in the West unknown since Augustine, and his arguments in favor of the filioque became an important part of the Latin theological tradition. Thomas's position on the filioque. like his opinion on so many subjects, became the position of the Church itself." (pages 130-131: The Filioque: History of A Doctrinal Controversy. Oxford Studies In Historical Theology. A. Edward Siecienski. Copyright 2010, Oxford University Press, New York).
God bless us. And save us from the doctrinal errors of Thomas Aquinas in his heretical work, "Contra Errores Graecorum", which is a slander against the Truth (John 15:26). Amen. In Erie PA Scott R. Harrington
