ROFL.............
I'm not "making" St. Irenaeus into anything. The Church Fathers, are "already made", so to speak. Their role in the formation of the early Church, the importance of their extensive writings and their links to the Apostles are nothing to do with my postings on FR, old chap.............LOL!!
Their importance in Christendom is universally acknowledged, save in some quarters of Protestantism which finds their writings..............shall we say ......*ahem*........inconvenient!!
I appreciate that it must be disconcerting to find that one's addiction to latter day heresy has no basis in the early Church but at least try to entertain the notion, hard as it may be to believe, that Irenaeus might actually be right and it might be you who is spouting nonsense.
These three have a lot in common:
Islam, which puts Mohammed and his writings above the Bible.
The RCC, which puts the Patristic writings and RCC church “tradition” above the Bible.
And Mormonism, which puts Joe Smith’s writings and the book of Mormon above the Bible.
Neither Islam and their killing of infidels; nor the RCC and their worship of Mary, rosary beads, celibate priests and popes, infant baptism, etc.; nor Mormonism’s secret temple ceremonies, sacred underwear, etc., are in the Bible. Thee peas in a pod these three. We “heretics,” as you call us, think if far better to stick with the Bible, thank you.
Your words I’ve taken the liberty to correct a little bit:
I appreciate that it must be disconcerting to find that one’s addiction to RCC post-Apostolic and middle ages traditions such as Mary’s “immaculate conception,” rosary beads, etc., have no basis in the Bible, but at least try to entertain the notion, hard as it may be to believe, that the Bible might actually be right and it might be you who is spouting nonsense.