With the Fathers of the Church, We Are Forced Into Constant Battle, by Dr. Jeff Mirus

By Dr. Jeff Mirus, Catholic Culture, July 19, 2023

Jeffrey Mirus holds a Ph.D. in intellectual history from Princeton University. A co-founder of Christendom College, he also pioneered Catholic Internet services. He is the founder of Trinity Communications and CatholicCulture.org.

Perhaps nothing illustrates the life of controversy that goes hand-in-hand with being a committed Catholic more than the pontificate of Francis. As additional evidence, see Phil Lawler’s acute analysis of the problems with Pope Francis’ appointment of Victor Manuel Fernandez as Prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith (With this appointment, the Pope repudiates his predecessor). But because this appointment will unleash a new and even more turbulent period of controversy as faithful Catholic thinkers seek to strengthen their own defensive positions—and to make their own statements exactly and precisely correct—we might take some solace in another assertion that is equally appropriate in our present context:

Perhaps nothing illustrates the life of controversy that goes hand-in-hand with being a committed Catholic than the work of the Fathers of the Church. …

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