CULTIVATING SAINTS, SAGES, AND STATESMEN THROUGH THE GREAT TRADITION OF CHRISTENDOM

In this episode, I cover a verse from the Gospel of John (John 20:21-23) that greatly disturbed me as a protestant. Jesus literally gave the Apostles the authority to forgive or not forgive sins! I had no framework for understanding this as a protestant. In retrospect, I now see it as the beginning of my journey to the Catholic Church.

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EPISODE CHAPTERS
00:00 - Introduction
03:35 - A Disturbing Verse
05:48 - A Disturbing Lack of Answers
10:27 - A Disappointing Silence
15:52 - The Tip of the Patristic Iceberg

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