THANK YOU!! I've been studying ecclesiology on my own for many years as a layman and have a few certifications in this topic. I've never heard some of the typologies you brought up! The Lord is so mysterious. St. Ephraim and the Syriac Church(s) have been popping up everywhere in my life in the last few months. I'm so blown away right now.
My goodness - Deacon Stefan - This presentation is MIND-BLOWING! Wow - it's so amazing! I have never heard someone explain the pope this BEAUTIFULLY. Wow!!!!!
The Catholic Church is the coming Kingdom that our Lord preached when he was walking the earth with his disciples. So what I am saying is the Catholic Church is the Kingdom of God on earth. The rock that was cut without human hands that destroys the idol of King Nebuchadnezzar dream in the book of Daniel. Which grow slow to take over the world.
Great video... 1 comment, the word of God, the word made flesh, Jesus rebukes us everyday... if we are listening and I am glad to be alive to hear it and listen through the grace of God.... and God chastises the ones he loves
Wonderful presentation! I have one objection regarding the Maronite rite - they permit marriage for clergy when the Roman rite does not. I listened to a talk by a Priest in the Latin rite who was a theologian and advisor to several Popes - Pius XII, John XXIII, Paul VI and John Paul II. He explained Our Lord was single and celibate, His Apostles were also. Though St. Peter was married, after becoming an Apostle, he and his wife practiced continence. He stated Rome has tolerated the issue of married clergy in the Maronite rite but the more perfect way is celibacy for a Priest because he follows in the footsteps of Our Lord. Also is not 'torn' between duties of wife and family and those of the Priesthood. Our Lord confirms the more perfect way in Matthew 19:12, "For there are eunuchs, who were born so from their mothers womb: and there are eunuchs, who were made so by men: and there are eunuchs, who have made themselves eunuchs for the Kingdom of Heaven. He that can take, let him take it". St. Paul elaborates in 1 Corinthians 7:32-33, "He that is without a wife is solicitous for the things that belong to the Lord: how he may please God. But he that is with a wife is solicitous for the things of the world: how he may please his wife. And he is divided".
I actually have a presentation where I'll explain this. The main reason is because Peter spilled his blood in Rome, forever establishing the Seat of Peter there. At the same time, it shouldn't be limited geographically. It's the person who is the heir of Peter. So whoever immediately succeeds Peter is the Head of the Church.
@ thanks. I’d be interested to understand why that makes sense (patristically or Scripturally). It brings up questions for me such as, “Why wouldn’t the seat of the head of the Church be in Jerusalem since Christ ‘spilled His blood’ in Jerusalem?” I also thought that Alexandria and Antioch were considered “Petrine” sees, even by some pontiffs of Rome if I remember correctly.
Hello deacon ! Why is virginity so important to Catholics? Saints like St. Barbara, St. Agnes, St. Philomena died to protect their virginity. Virginity is worth dying for. Why does the Catholic Church place so much importance on virginity ?
Excellent question! Virginity is important for two reasons: 1. It's a total dedication to Jesus: Truth & Life RSV-CE 28 Jesus said to them, "Truly, I say to you, in the new world, when the Son of man shall sit on his glorious throne, you who have followed me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. † 29 And every one who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or lands, for my name's sake, will receive a hundredfold,and inherit eternal life. Matthew 19:28-29 RSV-CE 2. It's an early participation with the life to come: Truth & Life RSV-CE 25 For when they rise from the dead, they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven. Mark 12:25 RSV-CE 28 And one of the scribes came up and heard them disputing with one another, and seeing that he answered them well, asked him, "Which commandment is the first of all?" † 29 Jesus answered, "The first is, 'Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one; † Mark 12:28-29 RSV-CE Glory to God 🙏
@@SDStefan Hello Deacon :) Pope Pius XII wrote an excyclical about virginity called Sacra Virginitas. The main message is that virginity is Sacrifice for God.
As Asian Catholic, i don't know if it's related to my Catholic upbringing or not since we don't talk about it within our small Catholic spectrum, but i read my Bible daily & from the Bible i know that virginity is extremely important, until my teenage years, i even feel that holding hand with a boyfriend to be sinful, i feel "dirty" when i do that.
An extreme reach, and there is good reason why a ridiculous claim like this was never brought or found by Dr. Sebastian Brock. The Syriac Orthodox Church seeks a return for these lost sheep.
This oft-repeated claim is speculative, and not based on any hard evidence. Corinth was a self-governing city, and capital of the province of Achaea. Based on the principle of accomodation which formed divisions of ecclesiastical jurisdictions, there is no reason that Corinth would be under the direct control of the Roman Church, under the Orthodox view of conciliarity. In fact, the letter of Pope Saint Clement of Rome to this church represents an exercise of supra-jurisdictional intervention.
@kais.1684 so let me get this straight. Rome was founded by St. Peter AND St. Paul. St. Paul also founded the church in Corinth, placing it under his jurisdiction. And when Pope Clement who is the successor of BOTH St. Peter AND St.Paul writes a letter to the Corinthian Church, he is showing super duper jurisdictional power....but when St.Paul writes letters to the Corinthians which are part of SCRIPTURE, it shows nothing because Corinth wasn't under his jurisdiction. Gotta twist and turn to grasp that one.
@ronfeledichuk531 Your argument hinges on two points: (1) that the Pope derives his authority equally from Peter and Paul, and (2) that this would place all Pauline churches under the immediate and formal jurisdiction of the Roman See. The historical record does not support your conclusions. The Pope’s authority as head of the Church is grounded uniquely in Peter. Christ conferred upon Peter the keys of the kingdom (Matthew 16:18-19), charged him to “feed my sheep” (John 21:15-17), and tasked him with strengthening the brethren (Luke 22:32). St. Paul, while martyred in Rome, does not serve as the basis for papal authority. Paul’s role was distinct from Peter’s primacy, and his martyrdom adds to Rome’s spiritual prestige but not to the office of the Pope. When the Popes or Roman representatives invoke Peter and Paul together-whether in councils, papal letters, or sermons-it is not to claim that papal authority derives equally from both apostles. Instead, such invocations highlight Rome’s apostolic heritage. Peter and Paul were martyred in Rome, and their combined witness establishes Rome as a preeminent center of Christian faith. For example, Pope Leo the Great refers to Peter and Paul as the twofold foundation of the Roman Church: “These are the men through whom the light of Christ’s gospel shone upon you, O Rome..." The scriptural accounts of Paul’s visits to Peter emphasize the unique role of Peter. In Galatians 1:18, Paul recounts his first visit to Jerusalem after his conversion, saying, “Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to visit Cephas [Peter] and remained with him fifteen days.” The Greek word translated as “visit” (ἱστορῆσαι (historēsai)) implies seeking out or consulting with Peter, indicating Paul’s recognition of Peter’s significance. While Paul asserts that his Gospel was received directly from Christ, his deliberate decision to visit Peter suggests that he understood Peter’s unique leadership role in the early Church. Further evidence is found in the Council of Jerusalem, described in Acts 15. This council resolved the issue of circumcision for Gentile converts. While Paul and Barnabas played a significant role in presenting the case, it is Peter who delivers the decisive declaration, affirming that Gentiles are saved through faith and not by the works of the law. Peter’s leadership in this moment is consistent with his commission by Christ to strengthen the brethren and feed the flock. These accounts illustrate Peter’s primacy in the apostolic college, recognized even by Paul. The Pauline churches, such as Corinth, Ephesus, and Galatia, had their own bishops and local governance. Pope Clement’s intervention in Corinth (c. 96 AD) and Pope Victor’s attempted excommunication of the Quartodeciman churches in Asia Minor (c. 190 AD) demonstrate that Rome did not exercise immediate jurisdiction over these churches. Clement authoritatively addressed the Corinthian crisis but did not assume regular governance over the church. Similarly, Victor’s threat to excommunicate the Quartodecimans highlights that these churches operated independently of Rome’s direct control. If Rome had exercised immediate jurisdiction, Victor would not have needed to threaten excommunication; he could have simply imposed the decision unilaterally. The very need for excommunication underscores that these churches were not under Rome’s direct governance, though they respected the Roman See’s authority in matters of unity and discipline. An Orthodox response might claim that Popes grounded their authority in both Peter and Paul equally, but this argument does not hold. When Peter and Paul are invoked together, the emphasis is on the apostolic heritage of Rome as a city, not on the authority of the papal office. The authority of the Pope is always grounded in Peter alone, as the holder of the keys and the rock of the Church. No early council or papal letter frames the Pope as the successor of Paul in the same way as Peter. Pauline churches had their own bishops and local governance, as demonstrated by Pope Clement’s and Pope Victor’s actions. The very need for Victor to threaten excommunication proves that Rome did not exercise immediate jurisdiction over the churches of Asia Minor, contradicting your conclusion. The Roman See’s authority, while unique and real, was grounded in Peter’s role as the “rock” of the Church and the holder of the keys.
Glory to Jesus Christ! Sub deacon we need more Eastern Catholics like you explaining the Catholic church from the eastern perspective!
Glory to God! 🙏🙏🙏
@SDStefan so you are apart of the syriac catholic church?
Maronite church@@michaelschmidt7214
@@michaelschmidt7214 I'm actually Maronite Catholic. The full title of our Church is Antiochian Syriac Maronite
Love to Maronite Lebanese Catholics 🕊❤🙏
THANK YOU!! I've been studying ecclesiology on my own for many years as a layman and have a few certifications in this topic. I've never heard some of the typologies you brought up!
The Lord is so mysterious. St. Ephraim and the Syriac Church(s) have been popping up everywhere in my life in the last few months. I'm so blown away right now.
The Syriac Revival has begun 🙏🙏🙏
My goodness - Deacon Stefan - This presentation is MIND-BLOWING! Wow - it's so amazing! I have never heard someone explain the pope this BEAUTIFULLY. Wow!!!!!
Glory to God!
Thank you for the presentation. Praise to Jesus Christ!
Glory to God! 🙏
awesome awesome awesome!!! looking forward for more !!
As a Roman Catholic myself i am greatful to learn from the eastern prospective view. God bless all my Catholic brothers and sisters ❤🙏✌
God bless you, Brother!
St. Ephrem pray for us!
Bravo 👏 Very well done, thank you for posting.
Glory to God!
Awesome video. Can't wait to hear more talks.
Glory to God!
You're doing God's work, subdeacon. Im glad i found your channel.
God bless you, Brother! All Glory to God 🙏
Very important knowledge
Glory to God
Always to God 🙏🙏🙏
The Catholic Church is the coming Kingdom that our Lord preached when he was walking the earth with his disciples.
So what I am saying is the Catholic Church is the Kingdom of God on earth.
The rock that was cut without human hands that destroys the idol of King Nebuchadnezzar dream in the book of Daniel. Which grow slow to take over the world.
Great video... 1 comment, the word of God, the word made flesh, Jesus rebukes us everyday... if we are listening and I am glad to be alive to hear it and listen through the grace of God.... and God chastises the ones he loves
Wonderful presentation!
I have one objection regarding the Maronite rite - they permit marriage for clergy when the Roman rite does not. I listened to a talk by a Priest in the Latin rite who was a theologian and advisor to several Popes - Pius XII, John XXIII, Paul VI and John Paul II. He explained Our Lord was single and celibate, His Apostles were also. Though St. Peter was married, after becoming an Apostle, he and his wife practiced continence. He stated Rome has tolerated the issue of married clergy in the Maronite rite but the more perfect way is celibacy for a Priest because he follows in the footsteps of Our Lord. Also is not 'torn' between duties of wife and family and those of the Priesthood. Our Lord confirms the more perfect way in Matthew 19:12, "For there are eunuchs, who were born so from their mothers womb: and there are eunuchs, who were made so by men: and there are eunuchs, who have made themselves eunuchs for the Kingdom of Heaven. He that can take, let him take it". St. Paul elaborates in 1 Corinthians 7:32-33, "He that is without a wife is solicitous for the things that belong to the Lord: how he may please God. But he that is with a wife is solicitous for the things of the world: how he may please his wife. And he is divided".
Elephant in the room: why doesn’t this apply to the bishop of the see of Antioch who was established by St. Peter?
I actually have a presentation where I'll explain this. The main reason is because Peter spilled his blood in Rome, forever establishing the Seat of Peter there.
At the same time, it shouldn't be limited geographically. It's the person who is the heir of Peter. So whoever immediately succeeds Peter is the Head of the Church.
@ thanks. I’d be interested to understand why that makes sense (patristically or Scripturally). It brings up questions for me such as, “Why wouldn’t the seat of the head of the Church be in Jerusalem since Christ ‘spilled His blood’ in Jerusalem?” I also thought that Alexandria and Antioch were considered “Petrine” sees, even by some pontiffs of Rome if I remember correctly.
Hello deacon ! Why is virginity so important to Catholics? Saints like St. Barbara, St. Agnes, St. Philomena died to protect their virginity. Virginity is worth dying for. Why does the Catholic Church place so much importance on virginity ?
Excellent question!
Virginity is important for two reasons:
1. It's a total dedication to Jesus:
Truth & Life RSV-CE
28 Jesus said to them, "Truly, I say to you, in the new world, when the Son of man shall sit on his glorious throne, you who have followed me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. †
29 And every one who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or lands, for my name's sake, will receive a hundredfold,and inherit eternal life.
Matthew 19:28-29 RSV-CE
2. It's an early participation with the life to come:
Truth & Life RSV-CE
25 For when they rise from the dead, they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven.
Mark 12:25 RSV-CE
28 And one of the scribes came up and heard them disputing with one another, and seeing that he answered them well, asked him, "Which commandment is the first of all?" †
29 Jesus answered, "The first is, 'Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one; †
Mark 12:28-29 RSV-CE
Glory to God 🙏
@@SDStefan Deacon! Pope Piux XII wrote an encyclical called Sacra Virginitas. The main point of virginity is Sacrifice.
@@SDStefan Hello Deacon :) Pope Pius XII wrote an excyclical about virginity called Sacra Virginitas. The main message is that virginity is Sacrifice for God.
@@liquidnitrogen58 couldn't agree more. Sacrificing the married life to dedicate your life purely to God.
As Asian Catholic, i don't know if it's related to my Catholic upbringing or not since we don't talk about it within our small Catholic spectrum, but i read my Bible daily & from the Bible i know that virginity is extremely important, until my teenage years, i even feel that holding hand with a boyfriend to be sinful, i feel "dirty" when i do that.
An extreme reach, and there is good reason why a ridiculous claim like this was never brought or found by Dr. Sebastian Brock. The Syriac Orthodox Church seeks a return for these lost sheep.
Corinth at the time was under the jurisdiction of the bishop of Rome...so no evidence for "bossing around " the entire Church.
This oft-repeated claim is speculative, and not based on any hard evidence. Corinth was a self-governing city, and capital of the province of Achaea. Based on the principle of accomodation which formed divisions of ecclesiastical jurisdictions, there is no reason that Corinth would be under the direct control of the Roman Church, under the Orthodox view of conciliarity. In fact, the letter of Pope Saint Clement of Rome to this church represents an exercise of supra-jurisdictional intervention.
Source, please, for Corinth being under Roman immediate jurisdiction? Never heard such a claim.
@@RexKochanski I've heard the claim several times but I've never seen any evidence
@kais.1684 so let me get this straight. Rome was founded by St. Peter AND St. Paul. St. Paul also founded the church in Corinth, placing it under his jurisdiction.
And when Pope Clement who is the successor of BOTH St. Peter AND St.Paul writes a letter to the Corinthian Church, he is showing super duper jurisdictional power....but when St.Paul writes letters to the Corinthians which are part of SCRIPTURE, it shows nothing because Corinth wasn't under his jurisdiction. Gotta twist and turn to grasp that one.
@ronfeledichuk531
Your argument hinges on two points: (1) that the Pope derives his authority equally from Peter and Paul, and (2) that this would place all Pauline churches under the immediate and formal jurisdiction of the Roman See. The historical record does not support your conclusions.
The Pope’s authority as head of the Church is grounded uniquely in Peter. Christ conferred upon Peter the keys of the kingdom (Matthew 16:18-19), charged him to “feed my sheep” (John 21:15-17), and tasked him with strengthening the brethren (Luke 22:32). St. Paul, while martyred in Rome, does not serve as the basis for papal authority. Paul’s role was distinct from Peter’s primacy, and his martyrdom adds to Rome’s spiritual prestige but not to the office of the Pope.
When the Popes or Roman representatives invoke Peter and Paul together-whether in councils, papal letters, or sermons-it is not to claim that papal authority derives equally from both apostles. Instead, such invocations highlight Rome’s apostolic heritage. Peter and Paul were martyred in Rome, and their combined witness establishes Rome as a preeminent center of Christian faith. For example, Pope Leo the Great refers to Peter and Paul as the twofold foundation of the Roman Church: “These are the men through whom the light of Christ’s gospel shone upon you, O Rome..."
The scriptural accounts of Paul’s visits to Peter emphasize the unique role of Peter. In Galatians 1:18, Paul recounts his first visit to Jerusalem after his conversion, saying, “Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to visit Cephas [Peter] and remained with him fifteen days.” The Greek word translated as “visit” (ἱστορῆσαι (historēsai)) implies seeking out or consulting with Peter, indicating Paul’s recognition of Peter’s significance. While Paul asserts that his Gospel was received directly from Christ, his deliberate decision to visit Peter suggests that he understood Peter’s unique leadership role in the early Church.
Further evidence is found in the Council of Jerusalem, described in Acts 15. This council resolved the issue of circumcision for Gentile converts. While Paul and Barnabas played a significant role in presenting the case, it is Peter who delivers the decisive declaration, affirming that Gentiles are saved through faith and not by the works of the law. Peter’s leadership in this moment is consistent with his commission by Christ to strengthen the brethren and feed the flock. These accounts illustrate Peter’s primacy in the apostolic college, recognized even by Paul.
The Pauline churches, such as Corinth, Ephesus, and Galatia, had their own bishops and local governance. Pope Clement’s intervention in Corinth (c. 96 AD) and Pope Victor’s attempted excommunication of the Quartodeciman churches in Asia Minor (c. 190 AD) demonstrate that Rome did not exercise immediate jurisdiction over these churches. Clement authoritatively addressed the Corinthian crisis but did not assume regular governance over the church. Similarly, Victor’s threat to excommunicate the Quartodecimans highlights that these churches operated independently of Rome’s direct control. If Rome had exercised immediate jurisdiction, Victor would not have needed to threaten excommunication; he could have simply imposed the decision unilaterally. The very need for excommunication underscores that these churches were not under Rome’s direct governance, though they respected the Roman See’s authority in matters of unity and discipline.
An Orthodox response might claim that Popes grounded their authority in both Peter and Paul equally, but this argument does not hold. When Peter and Paul are invoked together, the emphasis is on the apostolic heritage of Rome as a city, not on the authority of the papal office. The authority of the Pope is always grounded in Peter alone, as the holder of the keys and the rock of the Church. No early council or papal letter frames the Pope as the successor of Paul in the same way as Peter.
Pauline churches had their own bishops and local governance, as demonstrated by Pope Clement’s and Pope Victor’s actions. The very need for Victor to threaten excommunication proves that Rome did not exercise immediate jurisdiction over the churches of Asia Minor, contradicting your conclusion. The Roman See’s authority, while unique and real, was grounded in Peter’s role as the “rock” of the Church and the holder of the keys.