Papal infallibility is the ONLY reason you don't participate in the church?
When I first heard the term, I was up in arms.....some old weirdo can't be wrong? What the hell!? But the more I learned about it, the more it seemed to make sense. Think about it, he's the leader of the Church, he's considered the highest moral authority by the 1.1 billion Catholics on earth. So...when their leader, their guide on issues of faith and morals, is speaking on terms of faith and morals....it only makes sense that they would consider what he teaches in this area to be "true". When I think of it in these more focused terms, it's not quite the monster it first appears. > Yes, true and true. I don't participate in the Church over exactly > this issue. But yes, it is still dogma, and yes infallibility only > applies when speaking ex cathedra. > > Dana > > On 4/20/05, G <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Pope's are only infallible when speaking "ex cathedra", or "from the >> chair >> of Peter". The decree must also be on the subject of "faith and morals". >> >> It's a common misunderstanding that Catholics believe ALL teachings of >> the >> Pope to be infallible. I don't think it's a very common practice for a >> Pope >> to invoke this idea of "infallibility". >> >> Still, it is a doctrine that causes an awful lot of friction for >> Christians... >> >> >> > there is no "bring back papl infallibility" -- they are and have been. >> > If you believe, of course. >> > >> > Dana >> > >> >> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Save $10 Download ZoneAlarm Security Suite http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=66 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:154812 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
