Honestly I don’t get it. They say that it is only official when he is sitting on the throne. Makes no sense. He is the Pope! Anything he says anywhere at any time should be the official position of the RCC.
RE: Honestly I don’t get it. They say that it is only official when he is sitting on the throne. Makes no sense. He is the Pope!
They differentiate between OFFICIAL infallible pronouncement on matters of church doctrine (ex-cathedra) and personal pronouncements, which are meant to be pastoral guidelines.
The former is supposed to be protected by the Holy Spirit from error and therefore, infallible. The latter is fallible and could possibly be erroneous.