[metmom]

Origen’s writings are sometimes used, but some of them are heretical and not used by the church...

If he's prone to be heretical, why use ANY of his writings? Does the church really want to be known as an organization that uses the writings of a heretic?

[stfassisi]

“”If he’s prone to be heretical, why use ANY of his writings?””

Because there was time that he obeyed the teachings of the Church

You can sort of say he became partially protestant once he decided to go it alone on certain beliefs.

[Quix]

If he’s prone to be heretical, why use ANY of his writings? Does the church really want to be known as an organization that uses the writings of a heretic?

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Uhhhhhhhhhh, well . . . because . . . uhhh . . . because . . . occasionally, he said things that are . . . uhhhh . . .

convenient to our heresies, that’s why.

Oooops.