St. Irenaeus of Lyon on Apostolic Succession: The Bulwark Against Heresy and Schism | Ep. 53

We are very excited to finally present this episode on St. Irenaeus of Lyon, the great 2nd century Church Father (one generation removed from the Apostles) who did so much to help me convert from protestantism to the Catholic Faith. Specifically, we dive into everything he said in his great work, "Against Heresies" (written around AD 180) about the Catholic doctrine of Apostolic Succession, which says that the one true Church is governed by the successors of the Apostles, the bishops, and preeminently the successor of St. Peter, the Pope in Rome. St. Irenaeus even describes, in proto form, the infallibility of the Church, and how the Holy Spirit will always guide the Church into all truth through the successors of the Apostles. Suffice it to say, St. Irenaeus's testimony was absolutely shocking to me as a protestant, and played a huge role in my conversion to the Catholic Faith. So much of what he said about the Church's teaching remains true in the Catholic Church to this day. Likewise, much that he said about heretics and schismatics is "disturbingly similar" to protestantism to this very day. HOLIDAY GIVING OPPORTINITY FOR MONTHLY PATRONS    • NOW is the Time to Give! | $50,000 Matchin...   VISIT OUR WEBSITE https://eternalchristendom.com/ BECOME A PATRON OF THE GREAT TRADITION As a non-profit, you can support our mission with a tax-deductible gift. Help us continue to dig into the Great Tradition; produce beautiful, substantive content; and gift these treasures to cultural orphans around the world for free: https://eternalchristendom.com/become... CONNECT ON SOCIAL MEDIA X:   / joshuatcharles   Facebook:   / joshuatcharles   Instagram:   / joshuatcharles   DIVE DEEPER Check out our “Becoming Catholic” resources, where you’ll find 1 million+ words of free content (bigger than the Bible!) in the form of Articles, Quote Archives, and Study Banks to help you become, remain, and deepen your life as a Catholic: https://eternalchristendom.com/becomi... SUBSTACK Subscribe to our Substack to get regular updates on our content, and other premium content: https://eternalchristendom.substack.com/ EXCLUSIVE BOOKSTORE DISCOUNTS https://eternalchristendom.com/bookst... CHAPTERS 00:00 - Intro 06:08 - Historical Context 07:36 - Preface and Book 1 (Against Heresies) 12:07 - Book 3 (Against Heresies) 36:25 - Eternal Christendom Bookstore 36:51 - Book 4 (Against Heresies) 52:19 - Book 5 (Against Heresies) 01:02:45 - Conclusion This podcast can also be heard on Apple, Spotify, and other podcast platforms.