To: PetroniusMaximus
** Papal encyclicals are generally fairly long documents containing a variety of points about one or more issues. Some or all of these points are often about things that are beyond the scope of papal infallibility, dealing with things other than faith or morals, or being directed to some segment of the church. Traditionally, encyclicals are circular letters addressed only to the bishops of the Church. They tend to be discussions of some pressing matter at hand.**
http://www.rosarychurch.net/answers/qa011996b.html
33 posted on
06/18/2015 5:53:33 PM PDT by
Salvation
("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
To: Salvation; Alex Murphy
** Papal encyclicals are generally fairly long documents containing a variety of points about one or more issues. Some or all of these points are often about things that are beyond the scope of papal infallibility, dealing with things other than faith or morals, or being directed to some segment of the church. Traditionally, encyclicals are circular letters addressed only to the bishops of the Church. They tend to be discussions of some pressing matter at hand.** So are you saying they allow for public dissent?
42 posted on
06/18/2015 6:16:12 PM PDT by
daniel1212
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