Bonus Episode: Anniversary Special!
Pontifacts is 1 year old! Join us for an amusing recap of our popey journey thus far, and an AMA session - and THANK YOU for being a part of our podcast! Support Pontifacts: Patreon: https://www.p...
20 Maj 201943min
42. Innocent I
The first pope of the too-obvious name was "energetic about heretics", and for establishing papal power through distant authorities. But this is a milestone episode, because we have a handful of MAJOR...
13 Maj 20191h 18min
41. Anastasius I
Pope Anastasius, our "model of piety and sanctity" wins quite a reputation from the contemporary figures of the day, and crush-prone priests. But is it a deserved reputation, when we have so little to...
6 Maj 201935min
40. Siricius
Pope Siricius really hated heretics, and when monks or nuns were banging in the monasteries. In this episode, we discuss the earliest preserved papal decretals in history, early church policy on cleri...
29 Apr 20191h
Bonus: Athanasius with History of the Copts!
In our greatest Athanasius Interlude yet, we are joined by Johnathan Adly from the History of the Copts Podcast, to fully dig into the much exiled Patriarch of Alexandria, Athanasius! In this episode,...
15 Apr 20191h
39. Damasus
Pope Damasus is certainly a giant of the early church. He ensured a lasting legacy by vigorously asserting papal primacy, officially defining orthodoxy and doctrine, and putting his name and terrible ...
1 Apr 20191h 7min
Bonus Episode: Theodoret's Conference of Liberius and Constantius
In this week's episode, we covered the exile of Pope Liberius following his refusal to condemn Athanasius and sign a Semi-Arian creed. A version of how this meeting between the Pope and Emperor Consta...
28 Mars 20199min
38. Liberius
Pope Liberius would rather die than deny his faith or condemn Athanasius. He tells us so at least twice. But Emperor Constantius is ready to call his bluff, with circumstances we haven't seen since Ch...
25 Mars 20191h 9min
