The Irish standard., 1907-09-14
NUMEROUS hEREslEs.
hist Of Notable Ones and Reasons Ad
vanced for Abandoning Church.

ambitious priest of Alexandria, who de-
nied the divinity of Our Lord, and said
!, that He was not born of the Father,
but made by Him: that he was not
equal to, but inferior to. the Father.
These heretics were condemned at the
A. D. s25. under Pope st. Sylvester I.
The Nicene Creed was drawn up at
this Council.
2. The Manicheans, who taught that
Our Lord did not take to Himself a
real body. but only the appearance of
q body, something similar to what the
angels assumed when they visited
holy persons. as mentioned in the
Scriptures. They also said that there
were two Gods, a good one and bad
one. These hereses commenced
about A. D. $50, and were finally con-
demned in the fourth Latern Council
by Pope Innocent Ill. A. D. 1915.
3. The Macedonians. founded by
Macedonius, who had usurped the SEQ
of Constantinople. He denied the God
head of the Holy Ghost, and said that
He was only creation like the an.
gels. but Of higher order. This her
esy was condemned at the First Coun-
Gil Of Constantinople, A. D. 3s1, under
Pope St. Damascus I.
1. The Pelagians founded by Pc
Drit tod
the existence Of the original sin in the
soul Of man, and taught that without
the aid Of grace man is perfectly able
to. fulfill the law of God. This heresy
was condemned at Council Of Afri-
can Bishops held at Carthage, A. D.
4l6, the decision of the council being
confirmed by Pope ST. Innocent Il
S. The HISTORIANS, founded by Nes-
torius, Bishop of Constantinople He
taught that there were two separate
persons in our Lord, one the Son of
God and the other the Son Of Man, and
that the Blessed Virgin was not Moth
Or of God. but only of the man Christ.
This heresy was condemned at the
Council Of Ephesus. A. D. 431 under
Pope St. Celestine I. The latter part
Of the Hail Mary" was added-"Holy
Mary, Mother of God" etc
g. The Eutychians, founded by Eu-
tyches. who taught that there was only
one nature, the divine, in Our Lord.
He said that at the moment of the In
carnation the human nature was alb
sorbed by or changed into the Divine.
This heresy was condemned at the
Council of Chalcedon, A. D. 461, under
Rope st. Leo the Great.
Z. The Semi Pelagians taught that
the beginning of faith and the first de-
sire of virtue came from the powers of
man alone. unassisted by divine grace.
They also said that the grace of final
perseverance can be merited by our
own efforts. and is not free gift Of
God. This heresy was first taught by
some priests of Marseiles. 1t was
condemned at the Second Council of
Orange. A. D. 500, the DEGREES of the
Council being confirmed by Pope Bon
iface II.
g. The Monotheltes said that Jesus
Christ had no separate human will,
but only divine one. They were con-
demned at the Third Council of Con-
stantinople. A. D., $50, under Pope St.
Agatha.
9. The 1conoclasts, or breakers of
holy images, rejected the use of holy
images and pictures. and the practice
Of paying them due respect. They were
condemned at the Second Council of
Nice. A. D. 1877, under Pope Adrian I.
10. The Greek heresy and schism
was commenced by Photius, who,
though not a priest, took unjust pos
session Of the See of Constantinople
This schism was contaminated In A.
D. 1854, by Michael cerularius, who
woke entirely away from the suprem-
acy Of the Popes and established what
10 called the Greek Church" The
Greeks say that the Holy Ghost pro
OeSQS ITOlll the fdCner alone, instead OF
from the Father and the Son, as taught
by the Catholic Church from the be-
ginning. Photius was deposed and
condemned at the Fourth Council OF
Constantinople, A. D. $40. under Pope
Adrian H., and st. Ignatius was re-
stored to his see.
II. Heresy Of Berengarius. who was
Archdeacon of Anglers. He said that
the Body and Blood Of Our Lord are
not really present in the Holy Euchar.
list. but only in figure. He was con.
demned at Rome, A. D. 1918.
IL. The Albigenses taught that there
were two Gods and two Christs; the,
condemned marriage, denied all the
sacraments and the resurrection of the
body. 1t was whilst preaching t.
these heretics that the devotion of the