The Pope continued his lectures on the Fathers of the Church in this Wednesday's General Audience with a introduction to Saint Cyril of Alexandria. Tradition was in the center of the Pope's words:
[Saint Cyril] places himself willingly, explicitly, within the Tradition of the Church, in which he recognizes the assurance of continuity with the Apostles and with Christ himself.
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This was his criterion, valid nonetheless even today: the faith of the People of God is the expression of Tradition, it is the guarantee of sane doctrine. Thus he writes to Nestorius: "It is necessary to convey to the people the teaching and the interpretation of the faith in the most irreprehensible way and to remember that whoever scandalizes only one of the children who believe in Christ will suffer an intolerable punishment".
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See also: A tribute to Michael Davies, by Brian Mershon.
See also: A tribute to Michael Davies, by Brian Mershon.
