Monday, April 16, 2018

Last three popes pioneer new dogma of papal fallibility

Last three popes pioneer new dogma of papal fallibility

ROME- Almost 150 years ago, Pope Pius IX led the Catholic Church in declaring the dogma of papal infallibility applied to solemn declarations of faith and morals, according to which popes are preserved from the possibility of error. It was the culmination of centuries of mounting efforts to provide a sense of absolute certainty that popes won’t, even can’t, get it wrong when it comes to teaching.

 

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