Message from @Quarantine_Zone
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Oh yes, is it some dogma of cahtolicism, for example, that Christ has no activities?
Because that is what would go against that
More properly, I mean that when you read the whole letter, it is clear that he is basing his entire argument against the Monothelitists on the grounds of the energy-essence distinction
And the fact that it is affirmed at Constantinople III means it is dogmatic
I have a question for everyone
What do you think of Theozoology?
I think you are trying too hard to see what isn't there
The text just mentions how even though Christ has two natures, with activities that are characteristic of both, it can't be said that there are two Christs, or that some activities don't belong to Christ
That is why, aftter the very sentence you quoted, it says
I'm not attempting to say there are two christs
I'm trying to show you that the energy-essence distinction is all throughout the letter
That is what the letter is refering to, in that chapter
Yes, but he goes on and on about energy essence throughout the whole thing
Which is why I said, "the whole letter pretty much."
In other words: tehre is nothing in that letter that is rejected by Catholicism, unless you think that Catholicism says that Christ has no activities, or doesn't have two natures, etc
But he clearly makes a distinction between energy and essence
As I said, you can call is whatever you like, but that doesn't change the fact that theere is nothing in that text against Catholicism
Pope Agatho does the same
unless you say, again, that Catholicism professes that Christ has no activities
And whatever "energy-essence distinction is", it doesn't seem like this has anything to do with it
He is clearly speaking in the language of energy-essence distinction.
Go read Basil and Cyril when they write of the energy-essence distinction and you'll see they use the same language
Sophronius was well read in their writings
He isn't being flippant here. He knows exactly what he's saying, and he is using energy-essence metaphysics to defend orthodox Christology
"The difference of the essence is always understood from the difference of the activities."
He cannot be more clear
brb
I just watched this video. Man it made me feel a type of way
I gtg sleep
It's 3 AM
Get some sleep lol its okay
I was just sayin I saw this vid n its crazy
I hope u rest well bud
Sophronius is not to be taken lightly
Goodnight
Oy vey I had to listen to Christian music
It's like another holocaust

