Re:The Truth Shall Make You Free: Catholicism and the CIA
by rbanffy on Wednesday November 17, 2021 @06:41AM
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We also need to remember that the infallibility of the Pope is dogma and questioning it is heresy.
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Re:The Truth Shall Make You Free: Catholicism and the CIA
by regus on Wednesday November 17, 2021 @08:26AM
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Papal infallibility does not mean that every word that comes out of his mouth is true. It means that he can not bind the faithful to believe error. So when he officially exercises his power and declares that something must be believed by all the faithful then he will be divinely protected from teaching error.
Re:The Truth Shall Make You Free: Catholicism and the CIA
by mbg721 on Wednesday November 17, 2021 @08:52AM
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Papal statements that would be regarded as infallible are also made incredibly rarely...I think the most recent one was to affirm Mary's Immaculate Conception. Catholics are free to criticize the Pope as much as they can criticize any other king.