Pope Leo XIV downplays the Filioque in new apostolic letter 'We must leave behind theological controversies that have lost their raison d’être in order to develop a common understanding,' wrote Pope Leo XIV. [ https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/pope-leo-xiv-downplays-the-filioque-in-new-apostolic-letter/?utm_source=most_recent&utm_campaign=catholic] It seemed useful because of the length of the article to post with James Larson's permission an email exchange we had that gives a overview a his important, but long piece: Great article Jim. I agree with most of it. Good tracing back beyond even Ockham of Kant and Hegel to heretical Neo-Platonism. I agree that Ratzinger was a Hegelian and Teihardian, but he was moving away from Kantianism from which comes Hegel both of which come from Ockham and as you traced all the way back to heretical Neo-Platonism. I think Ratzinger was a confused thinker attempting to get out of the Kant trap who never w...