Irenaeus also taught that the succession of bishops dated back to the Apostles and was among the first to develop a Mariology within the Catholic Church.He lived from about 125 to 200 and was an early Catholic Father of the church who wrote against heresies such as gnosticism...O.K., he is a good guy and your point is???????????
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You confuse what Irenaeus taught!
His “succession of bishops” was based solely on their adherence to “The Teaching,” “The Way.”
He had nothing whatsoever to do with the abomination that is known as the catholic church.
He taught no “Mariology.”
The heresies he wrote against included everything that made up the abomination known as the catholic church.
Please stop dishonoring his memory, and his history.
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