Deepertruth: Stand In The Gap With Us St. Leo the Great

 Stand In The Gap With Us And St. Leo the Great 11/10/2023

His work branched into four main areas, indicative of his notion of the pope’s total responsibility for the flock of Christ.

He worked at length to control the heresies of Pelagianism. At the foundation of the Pelagian error was the mistaken notion that we can perfect ourselves without God's grace and assistance. He continuously worked to oppose and root out numerous heresies which were threatening the Western Church. Among them were Pelagianism, which involved denying Original Sin and failing to understand the necessity of God's grace for salvation.overemphasizing human freedom

Manichaeism- At the foundation of the Pelagian error was the mistaken notion that we can perfect ourselves without God's grace and assistance.

With apparent strong conviction of the importance of the Bishop of Rome in the Church, and of the Church as the ongoing sign of Christ’s presence in the world, Leo the Great displayed endless dedication as pope.