The Church Father Protestants fear most . . .

Find out which Church father prominent Protestants decried as a forgery because they sounded “too Catholic.”

[thesweuteen]

As a convert, Ignatius of Antioch's writings influenced me so much that I left Protestantism and became Catholic. Ignatius is my patron saint. Absolutely love him.

[peterdrysdale]

As a protestant approaching my 70th year (and nearly 50 years as a follower of Christ) I have been recently struck by the power of the arguments for the Catholic doctrines - Bishop Barron and Pints with Aquinas and now "The Council of Trent" ... I am at the point where I feel compelled to take the step to embracing the Catholic faith - especially since I have been convinced of the real presence of Christ in the Eucharist... Thank you for this video in demonstrating that the dogmas of the Roman Catholicism have their roots in the earliest Church fathers ... and of course to Christ himself. Bless you for that.

[ChachiTelevision]

He's the Church Father that sealed the deal for me to become a Catholic back in 2013.

[tbhamdg]

St. Ignatius was key in my conversion from Southern Baptist to Catholic.

[Fm]

St Ignatius got me on the journey back to Catholicism. Needless to say he is my patron Saint.

[HaroldTheSloth]

I had left the Catholic Church in my teens due to some Protestant influences in my life and a lack of understanding of Catholic teachings. Reading St. Ignatius got me on the journey back to an Apostolic tradition, and I've been attending Orthodox churches as I rediscover the richness of the ancient Christian faiths.

[theDUKE-yt]

Ignatius was the second Apostolic Father I read (after Clement). I fell in love right away and began to see the historical foundation of the Church. I was baptized and confirmed this last Easter Vigil. My patron saint/confirmation name I chose was St. Ignatius of Antioch. Such a great saint

[TheChunkyCrusader]

St. Ignatius of Antioch was a disciple of one of the apostles, so it would be impossible for him to pick up "traditions of men" from the apostles

EDIT: For everyone in the comments, , it has been 3 years since I wrote this. My choice of words is bad, but given the perseverance of the Church I would still hold that it would be extremely improbable that Ignatius would have continued the bad traditions of men.

[CK-ubjf]

Ignatius played a key role in my conversion to Catholicism. When I fìrst read his letters, I was so astonished by them that I was convinced that the reformers had never read them.

[ArmyRunner]

Your sentiments at the beginning regarding your desire to be “just like the first Christians” was exactly the thing that drove me to join the Church as well. 👍🏼

[DrDavid-PhD]

St Ignatius of Antioch was instrumental in my own conversion from Protestantism. Ignatius is my confirmation name.

[adelbertleblanc]

Protestants say: "Sola Fide". But the Scriptures say: "Faith, Hope and Charity”

[josephjackson]

It’s weird how these Protestants throw out anything that can be Catholic even if it was in the early Church.

[_Gaby_]

"When I converted to Catholicism 20 years ago..."
I can't wrap my head around you being older than 28.

[RGTomoenage]

There is nothing better than going to Mass and thanking the Lord for the sacrifice he made (during the consecration on our knees) and also thanking him for dueling with us and feeding us with his body as the sacrificed Lamb which we must eat through the Eucharist.

And Even if I’m not worthy to receive him, if he only says the word, our souls shall be healed.

Thank you Lord Jesus Christ!

[GratiaPrima_]

I guessed it right! Yes, because he’s so close to the Apostles time, and clearly believed Catholic things. Catholic teachings go all the way back.

[patrickchapko]

All of the early church fathers were Catholic, not Protestant! This has strengthened my faith in the Catholic Church.

[MrMercuryW]

Ignatius of Antioch (also known as Ignatius Theophorus) wrote the Epistle to the Smyrnaeans circa 110 AD, John died around 100 AD.

Ignatius was recognized by all the other Bishops alive who were also consecrated by the other Apostles to be legitimate.

Very unlikely for a legitimate Bishop at that time to be inventing or "modernizing" theology apart from what the Apostles taught.

Especially when Jesus promised to send the Holy Spirit to protect the the Church.

[johnburke]

I've been diving into the Patristic Fathers for a long time now and I am absolutely in love. They always had this aura of sternness and grumpiness for some reason, but when you read their words you find a wealth of joy and charity.

[thefaithfulone]

This just made my catholic faith that much stronger, thank you and keep strong in the Lord Jesus Christ 🙏