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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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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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Papal infallibility - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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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Infallibility, papal - Definition of Infallibility, papal at Dictionary.com a free online dictionary with pronunciation, synonyms, and translation of Infallibility, papal. Look it up now! ... Papal Infallibility; Access full-text academic books and journals. Research online - Questia;
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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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A selection of articles related to Papal infallibility - Instances of papal infallibility ... ARTICLES RELATED TO Papal infallibility - Instances of papal infallibility...
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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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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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The Roman Catholic dogma of papal infallibility remains a major stumbling block in Anglican-Roman Catholic ecumenical relations. See Reception (of Doctrine)
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