The Reformanda Initiative

83. More than Accretions: When the Gospel Gets a Genetic Rewrite

Leonardo De Chirico, Reid Karr, Clay Kannard Episode 83

Is Roman Catholicism simply weighed down by extra layers (accretions)—or has something deeper gone wrong? In this episode, we engage with Leonardo De Chirico’s Vatican File #238, where he challenges the idea that Catholic doctrine merely suffers from removable "accretions." We ask the crucial question: Does stripping away tradition uncover the Gospel, or has the original message been fundamentally altered? Join us as we examine the difference between doctrinal development and deformation—and why it matters.


Episode Resource

https://vaticanfiles.org/en/2025/03/vf238-no-longer-accretio/ 

Support the show