Heresies
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Gnosticism
The Gnostic universe is defined by a radical ontological dualism between the spiritual world of light and the material world of darkness.
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History/J-Q
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Frankism
While the majority of Jews rejected this heresy and returned to traditional Judaism, approximately three hundred families, known as the Donmeh, converted with Zevi.
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Heresies
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First Vatican Council
The First Vatican Council, spanning from 1869 to 1870, constituted the twentieth ecumenical council of the Roman Catholic Church.
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Heresies
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Ex Cathedra
The problem of papal authority is viewed as not merely about whether the Pope can speak infallibly, but about the ordinary authority of the Pope to enforce his will, even when he is not speaking infallibly.
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Heresies
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Emerald Tablet
The most celebrated doctrine articulated by the Emerald Tablet is the foundational alchemical axiom of correspondence: As above, so below.
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History/J-Q
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Donmeh
Zvi amassed a substantial following, estimated at one million believers, which constituted approximately half of the global Jewish population of that era.
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Heresies
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Dictatis Papae
A radical claim of papal supremacy, asserting the Pope's absolute authority over both the Roman Catholic Church and secular rulers alike.
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Heresies
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Deism
Deism is inextricably linked to the Enlightenment's embrace of reason as the ultimate standard of truth, often at the expense of traditional faith and revelation.
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theology
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Catholicism
The idea of an ex cathedra papal statement is found nowhere in the first millennium, where the Church of the first millennium operated in a synodal manner.
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theology
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Filioque
The change was made to the Creed without the right to do so.
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Ideas
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Magic
Magic, within certain philosophical and spiritual frameworks, is a real and potent force capable of influencing reality and human experience.
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History/J-Q
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Sabbatean Frankism
His movement amassed a following estimated at one million, representing roughly half the world's Jewish population at the time.
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