The Counsel of Trent #1106 - I Hate When Eastern Orthodox Apologists Do This . . .
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Dec 11, 2025 Trent critiques irritating arguments made by Eastern Orthodox apologists and discusses how these often contradict their own beliefs. He tackles misconceptions about papal actions not equating to heresy and clarifies the concept of infallibility. Trent questions the decision-making process in Orthodox doctrine and highlights the complexities of church authority. He compares attendance and scandals within Catholicism and Orthodoxy, advocating for focus on outreach over polemics in religious discourse.
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Cringe Doesn’t Equal Heresy
- Online Orthodox critiques often use cosmetic objections as proof Catholicism is false.
- Trent Horn shows such critiques would also apply to Orthodox leaders who do similar things.
Infallibility Is Narrowly Applied
- Orthodox apologists claim papal infallibility means any papal error falsifies Catholicism.
- Trent explains Catholic papal infallibility is rare and most papal teachings are non‑infallible.
Orthodox Online Certainty Resembles Protestantism
- Some online Orthodox present national patriarchs as fallible figureheads while endorsing a Protestant‑style personal certitude.
- Trent argues this mirrors Protestant individual interpretation more than a consistent Orthodox magisterium.
