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The Catholic Church’s teaching on papal infallibility is one which is generally misunderstood by those outside the Church. In particular, Fundamentalists and other "Bible Christians" often confuse the charism of papal "infallibility" with "impeccability." They imagine Catholics believe the pope cannot sin.
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www.catholic.com/library/Papal_Infallibility.asp
www.catholic.com/library/Papal_Infallibility.asp
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What is the doctrine of "Papal Infallibility" ... Papal infallibility is one of the great differences between Catholicism and Protestantism. Very few seem to be aware of the awesome implications of this Catholic dogma. Hopefully, this brief summary will illuminate them.
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www.zpub.com/un/pope/infal.html
www.zpub.com/un/pope/infal.html
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Taking the evidence both scriptural and traditional as it actually stands, one may fairly maintain that it proves papal infallibility in a simpler, more direct, and more cogent way than it proves the general doctrine independently;
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www.newadvent.org/cathen/07790a.htm
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Papal infallibility is one of the great differences between Catholicism and Protestantism. Very few seem to be aware of the awesome implications of this Catholic dogma ... Likewise, Vatican Council II declared the following about papal infallibility (all bold emphasis is our own):
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www.evangelicaloutreach.org/papal.htm
www.evangelicaloutreach.org/papal.htm
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While the the First Vatican Council defined papal infallibility in 1870, you must understand that the date on which a doctrine is officially defined is not the date on which it becomes true. Rather, it was always true.
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www.ewtn.com/faith/teachings/papac2.htm
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Once again, the challenge to the main trends of Victorian liberalism was considerable and in England Papal Infallibility was feared as a possible doctrinal springboard for further "Papal Aggression." Comments such as the following from Dublin's Canon Thomas Pope were hardly calculated to allay that fear:
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www.victorianweb.org/religion/Papal_Infallibility.html
www.victorianweb.org/religion/Papal_Infallibility.html
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How did Pius IX manage to get papal infallibility declared an official dogma? Catholic theologian Hans Kung, critical of this dogma, argues for four principle reasons: 'Pius IX had a sense of divine mission which he carried to extremes; ... Papal Infallibility: Is the Pope Infallible? Examining the Catholic Doctrin...
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atheism.about.com/od/popesandthepapacy/a/infallibility_...
atheism.about.com/od/popesandthepapacy/a/infallibility_3.htm
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The concept of papal infallibility is quite foreign to all but the Catholic mind. ... The following table contains several official Roman Catholic pronouncements regarding Papal Infallibility. We will examine these statements, and compare them with the Word of God.
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www.angelfire.com/ma/romewatch/page8.html
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