Pope St. Gregory the Great on Defending the Church

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🗓️ 11 July 2022

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Dr. Tim Gray and Dr. John Sehorn discuss Pope St. Gregory the Great and his impact on the Church. Watch Catholic Saints on FORMED. Sign Up for FORMED. Support this podcast and the Augustine Institute on the Mission Circle.

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0:00.0	You're listening to a podcast on Catholic Saints. This podcast is produced by the Augustine Institute,
0:09.1	an Apostolate helping Catholics understand, live, and share their faith.
0:20.7	Welcome to Form Now. I'm Tim Gray, president of the Augustine Institute. And joining me is Dr. John
0:25.7	Seahorn, who is a professor here at the Augustine as well. And we're going to talk about St. Gregory
0:30.4	the Great, one of the most incredible characters in the history of the church. And we have many,
0:36.2	many incredible characters in the history of the church. That says something many, many incredible characters in the history of the
0:37.8	church. That's, that says something already. I mean, he's got to be, and that's why he's got the title,
0:43.2	the great. Not many people get that. And of course, you all know that that's a title that's
0:47.3	been sticking more and more to St. John Paul II. Many people consider that he should be called the Great. I'm one of them for sure that
0:55.3	thinks that... But if it does stick, Tim, to St. John Paul II, he'll only be depending on how you
1:01.6	count them, the third or the fourth Pope. Right. So we're talking about St. Gregory the Great.
1:07.3	The first one was Pope St. Leo the Great in the fifth century, who's an amazing Pope for sure. And we've got Gregory the Great. The first one was Pope St. Leo the Great. In the 5th century, who was an amazing
1:12.6	pope for sure. Then we've got Gregory the Great. Some people call Pope Nicholas in the 9th century
1:18.8	the Great, but that's not quite as unanimous. So John Paul II, there are no more between
1:25.2	the 9th century and the 20th. So, and all of us know just the greatness and the impact that St. John Paul II had.
1:34.3	On the church, on the world, he was just one of those larger-than-life characters who did so much,
1:41.3	both in his teaching what he taught, in his own life of holiness, and in the way
1:46.6	he had a vision that he guided the church to.
1:49.8	And of course, his impact on the world.
1:51.3	I mean, he encandled solidarity movement in Poland and really brought down the Berlin Wall.
1:58.1	He brought down the Iron Wall and really brought down the Soviet Union and communism with his
2:03.6	personalism and his hope that he gave to so many people. I mean, just it's really remarkable. And what's so
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