Posted on 04/18/2014 9:30:53 AM PDT by Pelham
A simple reading of history tells us that the Roman Catholic Church was not founded by Jesus - it was founded by Peter, in whom Jesus trusted the building of his church.
Peter was just a man, and therefore, was fallible. The church was and is staffed with mere mortal men, who are fallible. If Jesus was the one who chose the texts and letters that became the Old & New Testament, and if Jesus had been the person to lay down canon law, and if he were still running the outfit, then it would be infallible.
In no twisted interpretation of Scripture do I believe that Christ would have founded a church that promoted the likes of Pope Alexander VI to be the head of the church... or that would shelter so many pedophiles as we’ve seen recently.
“Infallible” does not mean “sinless.”
What is the name of the church you have found that has no sinners in it?
Cardinal Bernardin was a notorious homosexual, and probably an actual satanist. His crimes have absolutely NOTHING to do with the Catholic Church’s teaching about the Sacrament of Penance and the forgiveness of sins.
“Infallible” means “incapable of error.”
A “sin” is a violation of moral or religious law, which would be an error in that the commission of a sin required either ignorance or apathy in adhering to the law, both of which are errors.
So yes,being infallible would tend to lead one to believing that the church is without sin. And since the church defines (for themselves) what canon law is, hey, it isn’t as tho they can claim ignorance of their own law.
“Infallible” does not mean, and does not imply “without sin.” “Impeccable” means “without sin.” The Catholic Church does not claim impeccability.
If you are going to make up your own definitions of words, you can “win” any argument. “Heads I win, tails you lose.”
You are not an honest debater. You are an anti-Catholic bigot.
Isn’t the presumption that Jesus didn’t build his Church on Peter, a mere man as you state, but on continuing revelation from Jesus to his appointed leader? That the Rock is revelation, i.e. the direct word of God?
BTW: The Code of Canon Law is a public document. It has a long, long history, and interpretations are all a matter of public record. No one pulls these interpretations out of a hat.
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