[actrisski]

I was hearing a broadcast by Matt Slick from CARM.org where he tries to exhibit that the Orthodox are wrong in taking a look at the Church Fathers once the Fathers didn't concur on significantly, or that they differed on enough subjects that they can't be an expert. He really "had a broad selection of ideas" and stated they were "off the wall". This claim has been heard by me before, but I don't feel comfortable enough to make a great case for why that's not correct, or where they're wrong since I've not read a lot of the Church Fathers. I actually do know that some of the "Fathers" were off the chart in some of the statements, but at the same time, lots of they're not regarded Fathers simply because they left the Church, or anything to that level. It'd be greatly appreciated If somebody can please shed some light with this subject. What were there any the Church was left by who, and were a few of the arguments, if any? Why may we consider the Fathers as having power (what they did virtually all agree with)?