No, Pope Benedict XVI Did Not Teach that Eastern Orthodox Ecclesiology is Faithful to the First Millennium - A Lie Put to Death Once for All

Eastern Orthodox apologists often make the claim that the late Pope Benedict XVI held that Eastern Orthodox ecclesiology is the original form of ecclesiology in the 1st millennium. Moreover, they will say that Benedict XVI admitted the Catholic Church invented new developments unfaithful to the 1st millennium. Ergo, they recruit Benedict XVI as their wi…