[Alex Murphy]

For example, Pope Bl. Pius IX, under whom the infallibility of the Pope was formally declared in 1870 as a doctrine of the Catholic Church, consulted with hundreds of bishops before defining in 1854 that the Blessed Virgin Mary was immaculately conceived. In the Bull Ineffabilis Deus declaring the dogma, he wrote: "We likewise inquired what the bishops themselves thought about defining this doctrine and what their wishes were in regard to making known with all possible solemnity our supreme judgment."

Bookmarking, bolded and underlined for emphasis. Thanks for the information, gbcdoj.

[bonfire]

They took a poll??

[Conservative til I die]

Bookmarking, bolded and underlined for emphasis. Thanks for the information, gbcdoj.Sigh, you think you've got it, but you're getting colder and colder.

It is fun though, when Protestants spend their days bookmarking quotes about the Catholic Church instead of helping others.