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1 | difference Christian and catholic | Acts 11:26 | Emmaus | 50962 | ||
Jesusman, Next time, just quote the primary sources directly. They seem to loose some details and add others in the translation. I would paticularly like to see the quote on the Catholic belief in a sinless pope. Even the pope would be surprised to hear about his condition.That is one only heard from people who are not Catholic and who seem to confuse infallability with inpeccability. Emmaus |
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2 | difference Christian and catholic | Acts 11:26 | danieln | 50973 | ||
Well i looked up the meanings of the two words and i guess you have a point Emmaus. Papal infallibility (R. C. Ch.), the dogma that the pope can not, when acting in his official character of supreme pontiff, err in defining a doctrine of Christian faith or rule of morals, to be held by the church. This was decreed by the Ecumenical Council at the Vatican, July 18, 1870. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. Still i would like to know the reason the pope is considered infallible, surely the bible is our infallible guide to the christain faith and morals |
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3 | difference Christian and catholic | Acts 11:26 | Emmaus | 51080 | ||
danieln, "Still i would like to know the reason the pope is considered infallible, surely the bible is our infallible guide to the christain faith and morals" A reasonable question and statement. Surely the bible is the innerent and inspired word of God. But an infallible book that is subject only to fallible interpretations among many readers and belivers can be a source of problems as well as a blessing. In response to your question: I addressed this issue before a few months ago at the request of another forum member. You can view those four posts by scrolling down to the highlighted thread line and clicking on my name, then at my profile click on Total Posts and all my postings will be listed. Go to page #23 and scroll down to entry # 458 then follow the thread through # 455. Or for a another article on the question go to this link: http://www.cin.org/users/james/files/papacy.htm Emmaus |
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4 | difference Christian and catholic | Acts 11:26 | ilikeu | 51083 | ||
The issue of PAPAL INFALLIBILITY evokes strong reactions from those who oppose it. This is usually due to a misunderstanding of what the Church means by “Papal Infallibility.” The most common misconception is that the Church claims that the Pope himself is infallible, the in all things he is incapable of error. This, of course, is not true! It is a necessity of Christian theology that ever person be allowed the exercise of free will. Everyone ,the pope included, must be free to accept or reject Christ for himself. If God were to make the pope infallible in the ultimate sense, he would be depriving him of his free will. Infallibility does not mean that the pope is incapable of sin. Infallibility is not something that endows a pope with divine powers, but rather it is a gift of the Holy Spirit that protects the Church from the human frailties of a pope. The First Vatican Council taught that three conditions must be met in order for a pronouncement to be considered infallible: 1. The pope must speak ex cathedra [from the Chair of Peter] in his official capacity. 2. the decision must be binding on the whole Church. 3. It must be on a matter of faith or morals. The first two conditions can be reasonably deduced from Matthew 16:19 “I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.” The acts of binding and loosing in the context of the verse would by necessity be something more than casual remarks. The passage begins with Jesus saying, “YOU ARE PETER and upon this rock I will build my Church” [Mat 16:18]. The acts of binding or loosing would have to be official and meant for the whole Church. |
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