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To: xzins; Dr. Eckleburg
sign of openness to divine guidance?

Infallibility is not an openness to divine guidance but the Holy Spirit preventing the comission of error in teaching. A Pope does not have to be in tune with the Holy Spirit for the Holy Spirit to do His work. Infallibility does not make the Pope wise, smart, judicious, well-meaning or any other good thing. It simply prevents him from binding the Church to erroneous teaching.

59 posted on 01/25/2007 8:53:11 AM PST by Andrew Byler
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To: Andrew Byler; Dr. Eckleburg

So, you're saying the Pope is not open to divine guidance?


62 posted on 01/25/2007 8:55:57 AM PST by xzins (Retired Army Chaplain and proud of it! Supporting our troops means praying for them to WIN!)
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