HEATED Jay Dyer Vs Luis | Only the Orthodox Church Maintains Early Church Synodality
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The video features a heated theological debate between Orthodox apologist Jay Dyer and Catholic scholar David Wood, centered on the claim that only the Orthodox Church maintains the early church practice of synodality or collegiality. Dyer argues that the structure seen in Acts 15, where Peter participates as one bishop among many rather than ruling alone, establishes a model of local council governance that persists in Orthodoxy. He contends that while Catholicism possesses elements of this history, its current structure is compromised by claims of universal papal jurisdiction, specifically citing the Council of Sardica to suggest that Rome historically lacked authority to judge deposed bishops outside its own region without retrial.
The conversation quickly devolves into a contentious exchange regarding historical documents and the validity of papal authority, with both participants accusing each other of misinterpreting sources like Canon 4 and Canon 5 of Sardica. A significant portion of the argument focuses on the concept of "invisible communion," which Dyer uses to describe a spiritual unity between Catholics and Orthodox despite doctrinal differences and schism. Wood challenges this notion by asserting that if one holds heretical beliefs, such as denying specific Roman dogmas, they are effectively outside the Church, thereby refuting the idea that the two groups can be considered sister churches while maintaining distinct and conflicting doctrines.
As the debate progresses, the discussion shifts to sacramental theology, specifically baptism and ordination, where Dyer accuses Wood of Donatism by suggesting he rejects valid sacraments administered by those in schism or error. Wood counters that valid ordination cannot occur under heresy, leading to a circular argument about whether the Orthodox Church's rejection of Catholic dogmas places Catholics outside the visible church while still claiming invisible unity. The dialogue becomes increasingly personal and disjointed, with interruptions over historical dates, the authenticity of specific canons, and the definitions of terms like exoperado, ultimately highlighting the deep structural and theological divides between the two traditions without reaching a resolution on the core question of ecclesial fidelity to the early church.
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Are you stupid? Are you dumb? Because I
said you cited it
>> to the degree of invisible communion.
I'm going to prove it to you right now.
>> Are you reading on your metal glasses?
>> I'm going to prove
>> Why are you reading on your metagasses?
This person's too stupid.
>> No, I'm not dumb. I'm not stupid. You
You are stupid.
>> No. No. Call me titties. Call me
titties. It's all good. It's all good.
>> Ice is coming, dude. Ice is coming.
>> The unintended consequence that you're
>> you're shaking right now. So,
making fun of you.
>> Why should I limit myself to the trick?
Yo, dude, where's your Yamaka?
>> Were according to Pope St. Louis the
Great.
>> Yo, I could see why he retired and came
back. That
>> dude, all I got is a bunch of low
levels.
>> He's got his meta glasses up on a piece
of glass.
>> He's got his meta glasses.
>> On a piece of glass in the middle of
>> Get out of here, dude. I'm not even
talking to you.
My name is Jay Dyer and today we'll be
debating uh the idea is the Orthodox
Church the most faithful to the early
church. The early church has as its
normal practice cinnodality or
collegiality and only the Orthodox
Church maintains this principle of
church governance.
>> All right. All right. So Jay, what do
you mean that only the Orthodox Church
has this caliggoal matter when we have
the same thing as Catholics?
>> You don't have that. You have elements
of what we have. But if you look at the
structure of Acts 15, the way that the
Jerusalem council happens, you'll notice
that Peter does not rule that council.
>> He's there with the other bishops. They
have a debate. And then as you progress
into the second and third century, you
see cidality. That means the normal
governance of the church is local senod
collegiality. So you have Gangra, you
have Ankaira, you have Nika and in canon
six of Nika, it says that Rome has a
similar jurisdictional structure to
Alexandria and Antioch.
>> Right. Yeah. Yeah. But here's the thing.
Ozius of Cordova at that same senate who
resided over Nika also resided over
Sardica which said that the bishop of
Rome has the authority to judge any
deposed bishop anywhere else in the
world and it does canon for says that
canon for says that
>> you understand that Rome itself now
admits that the Sardic cannons are only
about a retrial
>> you're talking about K8 right
>> yeah you know K the same document they
like to appeal to a lot says that since
the 3rd century Christians in the west
believed in the Vatican papacy.
>> No. No, it doesn't.
>> It does. It doesn't.
>> What's the la What's the last statement
of K80?
>> I I don't remember off the top of my
head.
>> Well, then you would know that that's
the most important controversial
statement. It says that the bishop of
Rome did not exercise jurisdiction in
the east.
>> No, you know who wrote that? It was the
Metropolitan that was with the cardinal
at the time. I don't remember his name.
>> I mean, it's paperly approved.
>> It's not. We We don't this document.
>> Well, so if it's not paperly approved
and it doesn't matter, then why did you
just cite it as a proof for the papacy?
>> I I didn't site it as a proof for the
papacy.
>> You just did. You brought up
>> No. 2 seconds ago. You said
>> No, you said that.
>> You said it. You just said that.
>> No. No. You said that doc you brought up
that document. But that same document
refutes you. All right. Let's go back to
>> So if it refutes me, then it's not a
good proof, right?
>> It against your position.
>> No. I mean, it's not a good proof for
you. If it refutes me, but then you also
reject it for its very last paragraph.
>> No, no, it's a it's treated as
scholarship. It's not it's not binding
to believers.
>> I didn't say it was binding. I say it's
publicly approved. I mean the the joint
commission is under it under the
>> the joint commission of the Orthodox and
the Catholics that is joint approved. No
pope signed K.
>> That's not true. The pope later Leo has
said that is a paply approved document.
He said it recently.
>> I don't [clears throat] I'm not sure. So
you don't know that.
>> Let's go back to Sardica. Okay. So if
your position right is that the bishop
of Rome didn't have the authority to
judge um jurisdictions outside of
himself when it comes to deposed bishop.
Why is it that in contrast,
>> you don't even know what a sort of says?
I didn't even I didn't even see that.
>> Canon 4. Canon 4 says
>> it says a retrial in that bishop.
>> That's Canon 5. That's canon 5. Canon
does say canon 4 says that when a bishop
is deposed, they go to Rome and Rome
makes the judgment and no one is to be
put in that sea until Rome makes that
judgment.
>> The judgment is for a retrial. He's not
an autocrat. Wait, did
>> say in the very last statement that it's
not a universal
>> jurisdiction. Let me ask you something.
>> No, let me ask you because
>> P8 is irrelevant right now.
>> You just cited it as an argument.
>> You brought it up.
>> You cited it as an argument against me
after I brought it up, dude.
>> You You cited it. The same thing. All I
said was the same document you're
appealing to doesn't represent your
position.
>> It doesn't have to. I'm not a Roman
Catholic. It's an internal critique of
your position.
>> It's a dialogue between the Orthodox.
the Orthodox wrote it
>> and it admits that the that Rome had no
universal jurisdiction. It's the last
paragraph. Does it say that in the last
paragraph?
>> I'm I haven't I haven't read it in a
while. But Jay, are you saying that?
>> Is it saying in the last paragraph?
>> I haven't read it. I just told you.
>> Okay. It's the most controversial
statement. It does say that.
>> Wait, Jay, real quick. You're
>> Don't keep saying my name, dude. Come
on.
>> Okay. You're telling me we can't talk
about what Julius said without talking
about the clown masses of today?
>> What? That's totally irrelevant to this
to this.
>> This is not the prompt. Clown masters
have nothing to do with your prom.
>> I know, but it I'm I'm saying that that
comes way later. But when it came to
Julius, who was at the council of
Sardica, do you think he believed your
ecclesiology? That's only for a course.
Okay, let me ask you this. How come in
Simon's church history and Socrates's
church history, they both say and so
does Athanasius that he reinstated Paul
of Constantinople, Marcelus of Anyra,
Athanasius of Alexandria, all to their
>> Do you understand that Ki who did the
>> Why do you keep interrupting me? Why do
you do you not know that Kied says that
other patriarchets did the same thing?
>> No. No,
>> you're saying it doesn't say that.
>> Sardica doesn't appeal to that.
>> Ki, I'm talking about Sardica. I'm
talking about your church's
interpretation of the dumb thing that
you're
>> of Sardica.
>> Yes. Kied says that also the patriarchs
in other jurisdictions had the same
place as Rome. They got appealed to
>> the Orthodox wrote that.
>> Did Alexandria get appealed to?
>> Yes, Alexander received appeals, but it
wasn't it wasn't superseding the
regional jurisdiction.
>> You know that.
>> Nor is Rome because it allows for a
retrial. No, it doesn't.
>> Let me ask you. Do you think Do you
think you just keep changing from one
thing to another? I'm trying to stick to
the I'm trying to stick to the same
topic.
>> You cited K80 to refute me for using K8.
>> I didn't cite it. Watch this. Let me
>> Are you stupid? Are you dumb? Because I
said you cited it because I cited it to
refute me, right?
>> Yes. That that doesn't represent your
position.
>> Are you stupid? Are you going to let me?
>> It doesn't It doesn't represent my
position nor your
>> Does Leo site K80?
>> Does Leo I'm not sure about Leo?
>> You don't know because he does. He cited
it recently. We did a whole stream with
Alex.
>> Hang on. Leo said that the dialogue at
Key does represent the Roman church's
attitude. Do
>> you think Orthodox is a sister? Is it a
sister church?
>> Yes.
>> How could it be a sister church in
schism according to Vatican 1?
>> According to Vat What do you mean? Cuz
Vatican 2. Stop.
>> Vatican 2.
>> Vatican one. What does Vatican 2 have to
do with it?
>> Cuz it's the same church. Referring to
the same church.
>> Vatican 1 says Eastern Orthodox are out
of the church because they're damn
schismatics.
>> So how are we a sister church? Because
we lifted the excommunication off of
you.
>> No, you didn't.
>> Yes, we did.
>> How can you lift the excommunication if
we still believe
>> we reestablish heresies? Hang on. In
Vatican,
>> I can believe heresies and be a Roman
Catholic.
>> No. Wait, you're not a Roman Catholic?
>> Are you stupid?
>> What?
>> Are you stupid?
>> No, I'm not stupid.
>> You said that I can be a sister church
believing heresies.
>> Mhm. To to a degree. You're still
invisible communion.
>> No, actually,
>> you know, we have reestablished
invisible communion, right? That doesn't
exist. There's no such thing as
reestablishing invisible community.
>> Why does why does Bartholomew say?
>> How can I be a schismatic? Are
schismatics outside of the church?
>> Yes.
>> Then how can I be in the church from
outside the church?
>> Invisible church outside the church.
>> No, you're a Protestant.
>> What?
>> There's an invisible church.
>> How is that a Protestant doctrine?
>> No, it's not. Why
>> the invisible church is the key
doctrineism?
>> Wait, wait, wait. Why did St. Robert
Bellamy teach it?
>> Why did St. Why does Bartholomew That's
just an appeal to authority? He's not
even He's not
>> My authority. Yes. Yeah, but when you're
critiquing that you have you have you
have a saint that believes in a
Protestant doctrine.
>> Okay. Why does why did Bartholomew What
does Bartholomew agree with?
>> He can be a heretic.
>> Your patriarch can be a heretic.
>> Yeah, duh. We're not papist.
>> I I get that.
>> You think that I'm a heretic, but I'm
also in the church. That makes sense.
>> Invisibly in the church.
>> There's no such thing as invisible
church, dude.
>> You Okay, let me ask you this. When it
comes to
>> What does your Roman Catholic doctrine
say? A canat domino.
>> Are we just going to keep spamming
questions? What does katad domino say?
You're talking about schis. It says you
have to be subject to the Roman pontis.
>> And schismatics are what? Outside the
church.
>> Yes.
>> So how am I inside the church and
outside the church?
>> Because you believe in the same thing
via baptism.
>> One heresy puts you outside the church.
>> Correct. Yes.
>> So you just refuted yourself.
>> No, you're in to the degree of invisible
communion. To the degree of invisible
communion.
>> You haven't proven the Protestant
doctrine of invisible church yet.
>> Bartholomew agrees with it. You agree
with me. Follow me. Agreeing with a
wrong position proves your church is
invisible.
>> I'm gonna prove to you I'm gonna prove
it to you right now.
>> Are you reading on your metes?
>> I'm gonna prove
>> Why are you reading on your metagasses?
>> I'm gonna prove it to you. Right. When
it comes to baptism, do you not do you
not accept our baptisms?
>> It doesn't matter.
>> It does. I'm going to prove it to you.
I'm going to prove it to you how you do.
>> In your own doctrine, if you believe
questions, you're outside the church.
>> Okay. Do you accept our baptisms?
>> Mystichi Corporus.
>> Mystique. You know what that is? Yes.
Who wrote that?
>> Uh Pis the 11th
>> 12th
>> 12th 12th.
>> Okay. The missior corporus and uh the uh
Satis cognitum
>> of Leo the 13th
>> teach that if you deny one dogma of the
Roman Catholic Church, you are outside
the church.
>> I agree with that.
>> The Orthodox Church denies
>> several of your dogmas.
>> But you realize that
>> so we are outside of your church
>> invisible form. Yes. But you realize you
accept the same principle. You accept
the same principle. Let me let me Yes,
you do.
>> It doesn't matter if I I have a
different system. It wouldn't matter if
I accepted that if it's a different
system. Yes, it would. Do you accept I
have to have Jay? Stop. Do you accept
our baptisms?
>> No,
>> you don't. No.
>> So, you're Donatist?
>> No, that's not the Donatist. Yes, it is.
>> You don't even know the Don.
>> Okay. Why is it Bartholomew difference
between the Donatist? Watch this. Why
does Bartholomew John the 10th and
>> they're not? I don't care if they make a
mistake.
>> Okay. Okay. So you don't even know the
difference between position and our
position.
>> Yeah. Because donatists are essentially
that you have to be a sinless
perfectionist in order to administer
sacraments.
>> Right. And how does that differ from the
Athanasius position for example in the
festival letters where he says that
outside of the Orthodox church, the
Catholic church.
>> The Catholic church.
>> How do they not have the Eucharist?
>> He's referring to Aryans. Obviously they
don't have the Eucharist. Jay,
>> they would have the Eucharist as an
Aryan if they had apostolic succession
in your position.
What?
>> A validation if they're validly ordained
in your position through exoperado, they
still have the Eucharist.
>> No, a valid ordination can't be under
heresies.
>> Yes, it can. You don't. That's
exoperado.
>> No. No.
>> Yes, it is. Wait. You don't even know
your position. Wait a says if the form
was What's What are the things What are
the three things necessary for a valid
sacrament in your view?
>> Uh, we're not going to go keep
>> You just made a claim. So, you need to
know your three your three bases. What
are the three things?
>> No, I'm not doing this question. made a
claim that you can't back up.
>> Jay, I'm trying to get back to the You
made a claim and now you're stuck.
>> No, I'm not stuck. Jay,
>> what? You just made a stupid mistake.
What does operado mean?
>> I I don't know that Latin term. That's
irrelevant. Sacmental doctrine, dummy.
>> Hang on. Why are we jumping from topic
to topic? Why are we jumping? No, you
brought up
>> You brought up sacraments and baptism.
You
>> Yes. You accept our baptism. No, we
don't. So, you're a donist.
>> No, we don't. That's not even the three
of your patriots. You don't even know
what it is.
>> Okay. Why is it? Let me ask you this,
right? When Paul V 6 met with the
patriarch of Constantinople, that
patriarch
>> You think that we have a paper position?
>> No. No. I'm saying that your leaders
accept our baptism so long as
>> I don't care because they're not popes.
You don't understand that.
>> Does the can grace of baptism be
administered?
>> You don't know your own position. Why am
I going to listen to you about the grace
of baptism? You can't tell me what the
basic is.
>> Because you're a Donatist.
>> Tell me the difference between our
position and donatism from our
perspective. From your perspective, um,
it's any valid sacrament has to be by an
ordained clergy of the Orthodox Church.
Donatists are sinless perfectionists.
That
>> So that's not Donatism.
>> Huh?
>> By that explanation, it's not.
>> You're leaning towards you're leaning
towards
>> Oh, so now you've move now you move the
goal post.
>> You move the goalpost. You just move the
goal.
>> Move the goalpost. I brought up Pope
Julius. You brought up all the way to
what we're talking about.
>> Okay. Can we go back to the topic of
does the
>> where do you get papacy out of this? By
the way, Sardica is not the first three
centuries.
>> It's in the third century.
>> It's after it's in the 300s. My argument
>> Did you say third century?
>> I said first, second, and third century.
>> Okay, then that's my bad. But still, do
you seriously
>> say that because you're
>> I didn't hear you say third century.
>> I said first, second, and third century.
All right,
>> then that's my fault. I'm sorry. You
could look it up on your medical
glasses.
>> I wasn't recording. But can we get
Perfect. That was amazing.
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