#12553 Did Vatican 1 Go Too Far on Papal Authority and Tradition? - Ben Bollinger
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🗓️ 20 January 2026
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Summary
“Did Vatican 1 go too far on papal authority and tradition?” This question opens a discussion on the balance of authority within the Church, while also addressing related topics such as the 1995 Vatican gathering on the filioque, the Orthodox perspective on the Immaculate Conception, and insights from Eastern Orthodoxy that could benefit Catholics.
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Questions Covered:
- 02:00 – Did Vatican 1 go too far on papal authority?
- 15:43 – Are you aware of a gathering in the Vatican in 1995 that clarified the teaching on the filioque? Why isn’t it mentioned in online debate?
- 29:40 – Is there anything from EO that Catholics can learn or adopt that would be beneficial?
- 35:40 – Why to the Orthodox reject the Immaculate Conception? Do you think it is a stumbling block for them to convert?
- 41:41 – I’m Protestant and hear Catholics claim to be the one true Church but Jerusalem was under the Orthodox and that’s where the Church was founded. What’s your response?
- 48:30 – What are your thoughts on how the East has handled contraception?
- 52:30 – Why don’t we see a lot of icons of St. Joseph in the eastern Churches?
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