by what authority?
was talking to furlan the other day, among other things we talked about the gnostics, ancient and modern. he did a funny little rendition of Irenaeus’ (whose feast we celebrate today) reaction to those who ran about peddling their unorthodox doctrines in his day.
‘I was ordained by Polycarp, who was ordained by John, who was laid hands on by Christ Himself. Who are you guys?’