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True meaning of infallibility It is well to begin by stating the ecclesiological truths that are assumed to be established before the question of infallibility arises. It is assumed: It is only in connection with doctrinal authority as such that, practically speaking, this question of infallibility arises; that is to...
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Encyclopedia: Infallibility
Infallibility, from Latin origin ('in', not + 'fallere', to deceive), is a term with a variety of meanings related to knowing truth with certainty. In common speech When a statement, teaching, or boo...
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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...
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the Roman Catholic doctrine that the pope cannot err when speaking ex cathedra in defining a doctrine of Christian faith or morals...
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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 "The Roman Pontiff, head of the college of bishops, enjoys this infallibility in virtue of his office, when, as supreme pastor and teacher of all...
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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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Since Protestants reject the infallibility of both the pope and the church, the word has been used increasingly of the Scriptures. More recently "infallible" has been championed by those who hold to what B B Warfield called limited inspiration but what today is better called limited inerrancy.
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Addressing Mary, the Rosary, Scapular, Papal Infallibility, Communion, Peter, etc. 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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A Definition of Papal Infallibility and the Biblical Case for It. Before you build a biblical case for infallibility, make sure the person you are speaking to knows what infallibility means. To non-Catholic ears, the term may be synonymous with anything from omniscience to sinlessness.
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If so, the Pope is exercising his prerogative of infallibility, and what he teaches is irreformable. Third, dogma is not limited to a prescribed body of information already defined. Rather, any point in the general body of Christian doctrine may become dogma by being irreformably defined.
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