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In this episode, Justin Hibbard shares what some common experiences that Protestant Clergy face on their journey to the Catholic Church. He shares some of the lessons learned at the second annual Clergy Convert Conference and draws on his story as well as the stories of others who have made the leap from Protestant clergy one day to Catholic laity the next.
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SHOW NOTES
* The Coming Home Network
* The Journey Home Show
* St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology
* EWTN: First-ever ‘clergy convert conference’ to take place in May


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On May 2nd, the Catholic Church celebrates the life of St. Athanasius - Bishop and Doctor of the Church. Born in the late 200s in Alexandria - one of the major hubs of Christianity. While we remember St. Athanasius as a hero of the early church, he had lots of enemies in his day, who sent him into exile on five different occasions. We often think that the First Council of Nicaea did away with the Arianism, but as you’ll learn in this episode, it was church fathers like St. Athanasius that fought Arianism in the trenches.
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SHOW NOTES
* Episode 147: The World that Led to the Council of Nicaea
* Episode 148: The First Council of Nicaea (325)
* Episode 149: From Nicaea to Constantinople
* Episode 150: The First Council of Constantinople (381)


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In the series finale of the 21 Ecumenical Church Councils, Justin Hibbard applies key takeaways from the ecumenical councils to a hypothetical scenario if he were Pope and convening the Church’s 22nd ecumenical council.
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PREVIOUS EPISODES IN THIS SERIES
* Episode 146: Introduction to the 21 Ecumenical Councils
* Episode 147: The World that Led to the Council of Nicaea
* Episode 148: The First Council of Nicaea (325)
* Episode 149: From Nicaea to Constantinople
* Episode 150: The First Council of Constantinople (381)
* Episode 151: The Council of Ephesus (431)
* Episode 152: The Council of Chalcedon (451)
* Episode 153: The Second Council of Constantinople (553)
* Episode 154: War Among the Monotheists
* Episode 155: The Third Council of Constantinople (680-681)
* Episode 156: The Second Council of Nicaea (787)
* Episode 157: Reflections on the First Seven Ecumenical Councils
* Episode 158: The Fourth Council of Constantinople (869-870)
* Episode 159: The Great Schism
* Episode 160: The First Lateran Council (1123)
* Episode 161: The Second Lateran Council (1139)
* Episode 162: The Third Lateran Council (1179)
* Episode 163: The Fourth Lateran Council (1215)
* Episode 164: The First Council of Lyon (1245)
* Episode 165: The Second Council of Lyon (1274)
* Episode 166: The Council of Vienne (1311-1312)
* Episode 167: The Avignon Papacy & The Great Western Schism
* Episode 168: The Council of Constance (1414-1418)
* Episode 169: The Council of Florence (1431-1445)
* Episode 170: The Fifth Lateran Council (1512-1517)
* Episode 171: The Protestant Revolution
* Episode 172: The Council of Trent (1545-1563)
* Episode 173: The First Vatican Council (1869-1870)
* Episode 174: The Second Vatican Council (1962-1965)
* Episode 175: Reflections on the 21 Ecumenical Councils


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Justin Hibbard reflects on the 21 Ecumenical Councils with 6 lessons learned. What is the point of an ecumenical council? How did geopolitics play a role in these councils? What do these councils teach us about the problem of schism? How do these councils speak to the Catholic Church being the historic, true church? What’s the relationship between some of the councils and the crusades? And what is our responsibility today with respect to these councils?
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PREVIOUS EPISODES IN THIS SERIES
* Episode 146: Introduction to the 21 Ecumenical Councils
* Episode 147: The World that Led to the Council of Nicaea
* Episode 148: The First Council of Nicaea (325)
* Episode 149: From Nicaea to Constantinople
* Episode 150: The First Council of Constantinople (381)
* Episode 151: The Council of Ephesus (431)
* Episode 152: The Council of Chalcedon (451)
* Episode 153: The Second Council of Constantinople (553)
* Episode 154: War Among the Monotheists
* Episode 155: The Third Council of Constantinople (680-681)
* Episode 156: The Second Council of Nicaea (787)
* Episode 157: Reflections on the First Seven Ecumenical Councils
* Episode 158: The Fourth Council of Constantinople (869-870)
* Episode 159: The Great Schism
* Episode 160: The First Lateran Council (1123)
* Episode 161: The Second Lateran Council (1139)
* Episode 162: The Third Lateran Council (1179)
* Episode 163: The Fourth Lateran Council (1215)
* Episode 164: The First Council of Lyon (1245)
* Episode 165: The Second Council of Lyon (1274)
* Episode 166: The Council of Vienne (1311-1312)
* Episode 167: The Avignon Papacy & The Great Western Schism
* Episode 168: The Council of Constance (1414-1418)
* Episode 169: The Council of Florence (1431-1445)
* Episode 170: The Fifth Lateran Council (1512-1517)
* Episode 171: The Protestant Revolution
* Episode 172: The Council of Trent (1545-1563)
* Episode 173: The First Vatican Council (1869-1870)
* Episode 174: The Second Vatican Council (1962-1965)


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Justin Hibbard continues our series on the 21 Ecumenical Councils by examining the 21st and most recent ecumenical council. Why was this by far the largest ecumenical council? Who beyond the Bishops attended this council? How did the council fathers wrestle power away from the Curia? What decisions did it make? How did it call for liturgical reforms? And why has Vatican II received a bad rap?
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SOURCES:
* Papal Encyclicals: The Second Vatican Ecumenical Council
* The Ecumenical Councils of the Catholic Church: A History by Joseph Kelly
* Video: General Councils 15: Vatican II - Fr Timothy Matkin - St Francis Dallas
* Timeline of Vatican II
* Vatican News: An Overview of the Second Vatican Council
* A Pastoral and Dogmatic Council
PREVIOUS EPISODES IN THIS SERIES
* Episode 146: Introduction to the 21 Ecumenical Councils
* Episode 147: The World that Led to the Council of Nicaea
* Episode 148: The First Council of Nicaea (325)
* Episode 149: From Nicaea to Constantinople
* Episode 150: The First Council of Constantinople (381)
* Episode 151: The Council of Ephesus (431)
* Episode 152: The Council of Chalcedon (451)
* Episode 153: The Second Council of Constantinople (553)
* Episode 154: War Among the Monotheists
* Episode 155: The Third Council of Constantinople (680-681)
* Episode 156: The Second Council of Nicaea (787)
* Episode 157: Reflections on the First Seven Ecumenical Councils
* Episode 158: The Fourth Council of Constantinople (869-870)
* Episode 159: The Great Schism
* Episode 160: The First Lateran Council (1123)
* Episode 161: The Second Lateran Council (1139)
* Episode 162: The Third Lateran Council (1179)
* Episode 163: The Fourth Lateran Council (1215)
* Episode 164: The First Council of Lyon (1245)
* Episode 165: The Second Council of Lyon (1274)
* Episode 166: The Council of Vienne (1311-1312)
* Episode 167: The Avignon Papacy & The Great Western Schism
* Episode 168: The Council of Constance (1414-1418)
* Episode 169: The Council of Florence (1431-1445)
* Episode 170: The Fifth Lateran Council (1512-1517)
* Episode 171: The Protestant Revolution
* Episode 172: The Council of Trent (1545-1563)
* Episode 173: The First Vatican Council (1869-1870)


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