Showing posts with label early Church Fathers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label early Church Fathers. Show all posts

Friday, October 29, 2021

Of Virgin Births and Vultures


Parthenogenesis in Condors?  The vulture in some medieval symbolism was used to signify the Most Holy Virgin Mary.  A Condor is a type of Vulture. 

 If confirmed, this actually bolsters an argument used by the early Church writers.  For example, Origen, in his 3rd century work "Against Celsus" [Celsus was a pagan critic of Christianity] defends the veracity of the Virginal Conception of Our Lord, and he cites the examples of Vultures.    

The Confession of the Faith of the Fathers of the Synod of Milan

  Confession of Faith of St. Mansuetus of Milan and the Synod held in 679, and sent to the Emperor Constantine IV to confirm the Orthodox Fa...