December 7, 2018 – 8:00 pm

The collapse of imperial power in the West posed new challenges for the Popes of Rome who struggled to maintain control. Meanwhile, in the East, the conflict over the Council of Chalcedon heated up once more with the arrival of Peter the Fuller.
Links:
Image of Pope Hilarius
Peter the Fuller, Patriarch of Antioch
Fr. Seraphim’s Christmas Wish List
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#470 – A History of the Catholic Church – Who was Crucified for Us
September 28, 2018 – 8:00 pm

Political instability continues in the West as one emperor follows another. In the East, Emperor Leo I tries to find a way out of the controversy over Chalcedon but has problems with Timothy II of Alexandria, also known as Timothy the Cat. We finish the episode with a look at how Christians outside the Roman Empire reacted to the Christological Controversy.
Links:
Photo of bust of Emperor Leo I by Marie-Lan Nguyen.
Map of Western Empire under Emperor Majorian
Letter of Pope Leo I to Emperor Leo I opposing idea for a new council
Testimony of Pope Timothy II of Alexandria
History of Church by Evagrius Scholasticus – Chapter 9 has survey of Emperor Leo I
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#460 – A History of the Catholic Church – The Two Leos