tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post4405286201805760161..comments2023-12-16T16:17:43.886+00:00Comments on Fr Ray Blake's Blog: In Praise of PedantryFr Ray Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05584140126211527252noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-52775642376847689382014-10-24T14:59:04.160+01:002014-10-24T14:59:04.160+01:00Is what de Mattei saying really an accurate reflec...Is what de Mattei saying really an accurate reflection of papal history? Or it is a theory of the papacy projected back onto history? In order to agree with de Mattei, one would have to believe that the introduction of the Filioque into the Creed wasn't an innovation, and one would have to believe that the papal reformation of the 11th century wasn't an innovation. If one regards it as axiomatic that the papacy has never innovated, one will inevitably find some way of arguing that the Filioque (for example) wasn't an innovation. But, if one begins with the history rather than with the axiom, the picture is much less clear. The Newman / de Mattei / Hunwicke thesis sounds good in theory, but does it really stand up to close scrutiny?Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06358902257202587076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-16976802348385076432014-10-24T14:22:36.900+01:002014-10-24T14:22:36.900+01:00The Eastern Orthodox think the popes have been qui...The Eastern Orthodox think the popes have been quite innovative. Whether the popes actually are or not, they are at least like a bright flame that attracts the innovative moths. From a structural standpoint, the Vatican is dangerous.Augusthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08758314961163692341noreply@blogger.com