In particular, Fundamentalists and other "Bible Christians" often confuse the charism of papal "infallibility" with "impeccability." They imagine Catholics believe the pope cannot sin. ... But nobody, I think, has ever claimed that the pope is infallible in not defining a doctrine." ;
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Papal infallibility is the dogma in Catholic theology that, by action of the Holy Spirit, the Pope is preserved from even the possibility of error when he solemnly declares or promulgates to the univ...
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The simplest way that I can think of to express the Catholic argument is this: The pope is infallible because he is the heir of the Apostle Peter’s infallibility. Roman Catholic doctrine teaches that Christ assigned Peter supreme human auth...
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The Roman Catholic Church teaches that the Pope is infallible when he speaks from his position of authority on a particular issue or doctrine (speaking ex cathedra). ... Catholics believe that when necessary, God can enable a pope to speak infallibly about issues that pertain to the Christian faith only, which we call...
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Catholics believe the pope is infallible in matters of faith and morals. Explore the history of the papacy. ... The pope's powers were bolstered in the First Vatican Council in 1870, when 433 bishops passed the decree of papal infallibility. This decree declared that the pope was infallible in matters of faith and morality.
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We Catholics believe the Pope is infallible on matters of faith and morals but with this caveat: The doctrine of infallibility is a negative i.e. the Pope cannot err on faith and morals. Moreover infallibility does not mean impeccability.
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Why do Catholics believe the Pope is infallible in his teachings when he is a human being, with a finite human intellect, like the rest of us? What is the scriptural basis for this belief?
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More Catholics believe the pope to be infallible in matters of faith (such as the divinity of Christ) than believe the pope is infallible in matters of morals (such as birth control and abortion).
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Modern Catholics believe that cleanliness is next to godliness and that dressing well honors our bodies as temples of the Holy Spirit. Needless to say, wearing potato sacks and dumping ash on our heads at the doors of our parish for forty days is seldom seen these days.
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I'm not a Catholic myself, but I'm pretty sure they believe it is because he is 'protected by God', and that he is sort of God's extension on Earth. Also, the pope lets the people know how in debt they are to their God, and how they are con...
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