[SoothingDave]

However, the later stuff I posted pointed out that the doctrines of the church were formed on the unanimous writings of the Fathers. Ain't no such animal as unanimous writings of the Father.

"Unanimous" doesn't appear to mean what we would think it means. I don't think it ever did mean that every one of the Church fathers had to agree on something.

SD

[D-fendr]

A more interesting question, to me, about Jesus's birth is how the jewish village reacted to the news that a betrothed yet unconjugated woman was pregnant and how she and her family were treated.

[malakhi]

"Unanimous" doesn't appear to mean what we would think it means. I don't think it ever did mean that every one of the Church fathers had to agree on something.

Uh oh. Is there a special Catholic definition of 'unanimous' that is different from Webster's?

[the808bass]

Unanimous" doesn't appear to mean what we would think it means.

But couldn't us dumb Proddies at least expect to see a majority? Is that too much to ask?

[Havoc]

"Unanimous" doesn't appear to mean what we would think it means. I don't think it ever did mean that every one of the Church fathers had to agree on something.

So now you're going to tell us "Unanimous" doesn't mean "unanimous"... When people don't understand something, they start making assumptions. You guys made your assumptions into philosophy and then doctrine. You can't follow the Bible; so, your clergy makes up it's own rules - then it can't even follow it's own rules. This is what we call anarchy. Your religion is whatever your clergy decides - not whatever Christ dictated.