though it requires a bold Bishop to actually excommunicate an erring monarch.
Like . And Theodosius repented as a result. So based.
> though it requires a bold Bishop to actually excommunicate an erring monarch.
Like [St. Ambrose did with Theodosius](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodosius_I#Massacre_and_exclusion_from_church:_388%E2%80%93391). *And Theodosius repented as a result.* So based.
@Chiro
Damn that is based. This dude stood down a Roman emperor, like 'Nah, you're not comin' in. Go get right.'
Damn that is based. This dude stood down a Roman emperor, like 'Nah, you're not comin' in. Go get right.'
Ya. And because this emperor believed in the true faith, because his stateship as body was wedded to the Church as soul, he actually listened to this courageous bishop and corrected his ways, instead of just using his power to kill the bishop and force his way into the Church. This is the Christ-derived power of the priesthood and the Church itself, and Christ's intention for how the Church was meant to function in relation to the necessary bodies politic within the world.
Ya. And *because* this emperor believed in the true faith, *because* his stateship as body was wedded to the Church as soul, he actually listened to this courageous bishop and corrected his ways, instead of just using his power to kill the bishop and force his way into the Church. This is the Christ-derived power of the priesthood and the Church itself, and Christ's *intention* for how the Church was meant to function in relation to the necessary bodies politic within the world.
@KingOfWhiteAmerica
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