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To: BenKenobi

Apparently..from the catechism:

“The Roman Pontiff... enjoys this infallibility in virtue of his office, when, as supreme pastor and teacher of all the faithful - who confirms his brethren in the faith - he proclaims by a definitive act a doctrine pertaining to faith or morals... This infallibility extends as far as the deposit of divine Revelation itself.” Pg. 235, #891

“In order to preserve the Church in the purity of the faith handed on by the apostles, Christ who is Truth willed to confer on her a share in his own infallibility. By a supernatural sense of faith the People of God, under the guidance of the Church’s livi ng magisterium, unfailingly adheres to this faith.” Pg. 235, #889


55 posted on 12/17/2010 9:16:31 AM PST by ConservativeNewYorker (FDNY 343 NYPD 23 PAPD 37)
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To: ConservativeNewYorker
"he proclaims by a definitive act a doctrine pertaining to faith or morals... This infallibility extends as far as the deposit of divine Revelation itself" You see where it says a definitive act? Why is this there? This is there because not everything the Pope says either pertains to faith and morals, and even if so, not everything he says is an infalliable pronouncement. Now, here's another question. Who was the last pope to issue an infalliable pronouncement?
61 posted on 12/17/2010 9:21:13 AM PST by BenKenobi
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