[metmom]

Remember that the Holy Spirit is contending with human frailty. It seems to me that only the final decision of a Church Council or pope would have to be infallible.

Let me see....

I get it.

If it's the magisterium, then it's not an issue if they have disagreements, because it's only a matter of human frailty.

But if there's disagreements in Protestantism, it's an indication of the inherent flaw of protestanism with their *30,000* different interpretations of Scripture.

So when it's Catholic, it's good or of no consequence and if it's Protestant, it's bad or damning.

[St_Thomas_Aquinas]

If it's the magisterium, then it's not an issue if they have disagreements, because it's only a matter of human frailty.

There are several levels of teaching; about seven if I recall correctly.

At the top is dogmatic teaching, such as the dogma of the Trinity or the Assumption, which must be believed by Catholics.

The next level down is teaching that follows with logical necessity from dogmatic teaching.

At the lower levels are "theological speculation" (i.e., Limbo) and "common teaching."

There is a continuum in between. Ludwig Ott does a good job of outlining this in his book, "Fundamentals of Catholic Dogma."

[boatbums]

There's even a comment up-thread that claimed what the Roman Catholic Catechism stated is “just someone’s opinion”! Imagine the hoopla had a "Protestant" said that.