Rev. Dr. Richard Price speaks on Papal Authority and the Byzantine Reception in the 1st Millennium – Which Side Stands to Gain?

Recently, the prolific Michael Lofton brought on Dr. Richard Price, a well-known scholar in Church History and Patristic Theology, to discuss the Council of Ephesus (431) and the Nestorian Controversy. This is not the first time that Price has made an appearance on Reason and Theology (see here and here), and so he is familiar with the atmosphere that R&T brings to the table. This time, Price had some more commentary on the phenomenon of Papal authority and the Byzantine reception of it in the 1st millennium. Some of this commentary simply rehearses what he has already said in previous videos. I wanted to publish a brief article to ask the question of which side, today, stands to gain from his commentary?

Brief Take Away from Dr. Larry Chapp and Shaun Blanchard on the “Erring Church” as an Explanation for Un-falsifying Discontinuity

I recently listened to two audios (here and here) where conservative Catholics who take a very interesting narrative to explain the developments inside the Catholic Church since the 2^nd Vatican Council. Two of the speakers, Dr. Larry Chapp and Shaun Blanchard, have given a lot of thought on how to explain the changes that has occurred in Catholicism, and I thought I would give some of my own initial takeaways from what I heard. Please note in this preliminary remark that I do not intend to attack or reject what these men are saying, but I am expressing some concerns that, at the very least, need to be addressed by those espousing to their views. I also want the reader to understand that my commentary here is far more a test case of thinking than it is a manifestation of my firm positions. One last thing that the reader should be aware of: whatever is said below about Dignitatis Humanae and the revision on the death penalty has nothing to do with whether I am happy or saddened by their publication. Personally, my own private inclination would be at least in the direction of Dignitatis Humanae, although I can’t say the same for the revision on the death penalty.