On the Sunday of the Holy Fathers of the First Ecumenical Council, Abp. Irineos gives the background on the Arian heresy and, calling on other examples from Church history, reminds the faithful that the truth is never determined by how many adherents or followers are to be counted.  Often time, the bishops of the Church have fallen into heresy or error and been corrected by a small handful of faithful confessors.  From the Arian heresy to the Soviet catacombs, the true faith is determined by faithfully preserving that which is received, not by gathering the greater number of people who would follow you.