False Decretals and the Catholic response?

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Wow, that’s a lot of words with very little historical truth.

I’ve found that often the more words used, the less truth behind them there is and the author is attempting to bludgeon the reader into a coma.

It’s the same old tripe that has been used by many in various forms, dates, etc… in order to “prove” that the apostolic succession is broken, that the chair of Peter was never intended by our Lord to be the head of the Church, and that the Church is in a state of apostasy.

You can find a ton of disproof for every point made, starting with the materials to be found here on C.A.

In the meantime, ignore it for the garbage that it is.
 
Paul_theApostle said:
What is the Catholic response to this

christiantruth.com/articles/forgeries.html

I dont have the time or money to search around at this moment on the internet.

Thanks
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Here’s the article regarding the Decretals from the Catholic Encyclopedia.

oce.catholic.com/index.php?title=False_Decretals

Essentially, the argument comes down to how much of the current structure and belief of the Catholic Church was influenced by these documents, and opinions vary widely. It’s not a debate one can make much progress in without expending a lot of time and effort. Better to acknowledge their existence and that it wasn’t a positive historical event and then move on to discussing specific points of doctrinal or ecclesiastical contention with whomever is concerned.
 
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