And it is equally clear that there were differing opinions on this subject. This is why we have councils. It's the process by which we hash this stuff out. As much as we like Justin Martyr (and we do), his opinion does not trump an Ecumenical Council. Necessarily, it's the other way around.
It wasn't just Martyr, but there have been many teachings that have gotten a second and even a third look.
Grace is one that has been revisited a number of times.
All that aside, I revisited a beautiful Roman Catholic cathedral in the heart of historic Savannah, Georgia on Sunday afternoon. I had been there nearly 2 decades ago to conduct the funeral of a deceased soldier. (I was the unit chaplain and the priest asked me to participate.)
At that time he showed me the beautiful linden wood carvings of the stations of the cross. I had been in the Oberammergau region of Germany and returned on my last tour to Germany, so I wanted to see those German woodcarvings of the stations at least once more in my life.
So I went. (And took a digital camera.)
They were everything I had remembered.
Your separated brother in Christ, Chaplain X.