

"Lies! All Lies" The Symmachian and Pseudo-Isidorian Decretals in the Formation of Papal Dogma
25/12/2025
This week Dr. Jenkins continues his study of the growth of the papacy, looking at the context of a few notable frauds and forgeries that nonetheless play a key role in the formation of the doctrines of the Papal Primacy.

St. Photios, the Mystagoge, and the Council of 879
18/12/2025
This week Dr. Jenkins ends his look at St. Photios's thought on the Filioque by speaking about both his Mystagoge of the Holy Spirit and the council of 879.

St. Photios and the Filioque: An Introduction
13/12/2025
This week we continue looking at matter of the Schism, and in particular the theological and philosophical underpinings of the doctrine laid bare first by St. Photios, patriarch of Constantinople.

Persecuted Monastics and Imperial Factions
04/12/2025
This week Dr. Jenkins returns to the question of the Schism, but focusing again on the questions surrounding the Patriarchates of St. Ignatios and St. Photios, and the papacy of Nicholas I.

Pope St. Leo the Great as Legal Heir of St. Peter
27/11/2025
In this issue Dr. Jenkins returns to the question of the powers and prerogatives of the pope, and what this has to do with the Schism.



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