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The history of indulgences may not be what you think! In this episode, we continue our discussion of the Middle Ages, looking at the Crusades, the development of the Liturgy, and the intellectual renaissance! We break down St. Thomas Aquinas' theological writings, look into why the Crusades were so popular, and discuss the sacraments, holy architecture, and Dante's Divine Comedy. As always, we go on many tangents, and what was meant to be a short episode ended up being over an hour long!

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A societal revival and a long rant on what our lives mean after we die! Join us as we discuss all this in more in another two part episode, now looking at the next 500 years after the Dark Ages. In this episode, we discuss how all of medieval life was directed towards the salvation of souls, the two swords doctrine, the various anti-popes and reform movements, the development of Canon Law, the origins of the Franciscans and Dominicans, and much more! We also go on many rants, talk about St. Joan of Arc, and discuss why a liberal attitude towards criminal justice reform may not be the best.

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This chapter was so dense that we still had over an hour's worth of thoughts for the second episode! Join us as we look at the rest of the Dark Ages, specifically covering the Vikings, the decline of Western culture, the theology of the Dark Ages, the continuing formation of the liturgy, and much more! We of course keep asking the central question: were the Dark Ages truly dark?

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The first two-parter in Unlimited Opinions history! Join us as we look at the Catholic Church during the Dark Ages, beginning with the fall of Rome, the conversions of the various barbarian tribes, the invasion of the Muslims, and the low point of papal history! Throughout this episode, we continuously ask whether or not the Dark Ages were truly dark, given the presence of strong theological centers in monasteries and the presence of a new Christian legal system. We also go on plenty of rants, including one about Andrew Tate and starting our own combination fraternity-monasteries!

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Join us for our first in-person episode in many months! In this episode, we look at the philosophical ideas of the Church Fathers, the natures of Jesus Christ, the relationship of the Holy Trinity, and the authority of the Church. Focusing on figures like Origen, Cyril of Alexandria, Ambrose, and especially Augustine, we look at the early Church's answers to the false teachings of Arianism, Docetism, Nestorianism, Monarchianism, and more! We also manage to revive the age-old debate of whether or not God exists within time, this time focusing on if God is changeable in His perfection!

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We begin this episode with a guarantee to not go on any rants, which itself prompts a rant! We discuss how Christianity came to be accepted in the Roman Empire, the flawed conversion of Emperor Constantine, the early Liturgy, the first monks, and much more! Centered around figures such as St. Augustine, Julian the Apostate, and St. Simeon Stylites, this is a wide-ranging discussion that covers many topics. As always, we share our own opinions on topics like allowing priests to marry, the value of architecture, and personal gripes with certain prayers at Mass!

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In this episode, we find out that the Church had it pretty well figured out in the beginning! Join us as we look at the first few centuries of the Catholic Church, looking at the theological battle against the Gnostics, the development of Church hierarchy, the early Liturgy, the first martyrs, and more! As always side tangents abound, and we critique things like the Snow White remake, compare ancient Church debates to modern day issues, and somehow end up talking about Donald Trump.

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In this episode, we mostly just talk about panhandlers! Mixed in with the many rants are discussions of the very beginnings of the Catholic Church. We look at the ties between early Christianity and Judaism, the sacraments practiced by the early Church, the first ecclesial offices, the spread of Christianity, and much more! We also talk about a certain McDonald's in Washington, DC, an unfortunate lack of tubing, and why St. Paul gets to be in the Bible.

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A new season and a new book! Join us as we discuss the introduction to James Hitchcock's History of the Catholic Church and our plans for Season 6! We break down the importance of the Church's historical character, the issues with the modern historical-critical method of examining the past, and what one's approach should be in analyzing Church history. We also discuss Gnosticism, modern feminism, and more, and we somehow end up in another rant about whether or not PhDs should be called Doctor!

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Join us for the very first episode of Unlimited Guests, where we bring on anyone willing to talk to us! For the first time in our over 2-year history as a podcast, we've brought on someone other than just the two of us! For this episode, we talked to Dr. Austin Freeman, the author of the book that we just covered on Season 5: Tolkien Dogmatics: Theology through Mythology with the Maker of Middle-earth.

We discuss Dr. Freeman's background with Tolkien, the varied reactions to his book, the issues with modern academia, and much, much more. Perhaps most surprisingly, it was revealed that Dr. Freeman knows that we exist, but in fact listened to all of Season 5! With that in mind, we're still not sure how we got him to agree to an interview, but it's an episode you don't want to miss!

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