[Legatus]

I don't disagree with you concerning the possible "misrepresentation" but I do note the irony that well into the 8th century the "Catholic Church" was not in charge.

Heresies are a continuing issue through history. Someone's always getting a crazy idea and the list of heretics and their particular theories is huge and sometimes they get a LOT of people stirred up. Most of the "Christian" world was Arian at one time, Iconoclasm never took off in the west except for the Franks who (and this is hilarious considering the discussion we're having now) misinterpreted a document.

[OLD REGGIE]

I don't disagree with you concerning the possible "misrepresentation" but I do note the irony that well into the 8th century the "Catholic Church" was not in charge.

Heresies are a continuing issue through history. Someone's always getting a crazy idea and the list of heretics and their particular theories is huge and sometimes they get a LOT of people stirred up. Most of the "Christian" world was Arian at one time, Iconoclasm never took off in the west except for the Franks who (and this is hilarious considering the discussion we're having now) misinterpreted a document.

Heresies, schmeresies; The fact is your retroactive history of a continuous authoritative Papacy is fiction.