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Was Origen and/or certain teachings considered a heretic and/or heretical?

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What was clear enough has become muddled for reasons unknown about Origen. We can speculate the resurgence of the idea of universal salvation is one reason for Origen's rise. >In the seventeenth century, the English Cambridge Platonist Henry More (1614 – 1687) was a devoted Origenist and, although he did reject the notion of universal salvation, he accepted most of Origen's other teachings. -wiki- >A few of his views were unorthodox, to the point that later generations debated whether he was a saint or a heretic. ... For instance, Origen believed in the pre-existence of souls and that one’s status in the present world was proportional to one’s commitment to God during this pre-existence. His negative attitude toward the material world wasn’t much different than that of the Gnostics he so strongly opposed. He also considered the Trinity a ranking, not an equality, and believed that everyone, even demons, would one day be forgiven and purified by God. These claims were key to his being declared a heretic by various councils in the centuries after his death. -source- So, what does the earlier church (pre 1054) believe about Origen?
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Oct 28, 2018, 05:26 PM
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