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To: grania
Can Popes be impeached?

No. Because the Catholic Church declared that popes are infallible.

The pope is a Marxist

The pope is infallible.

Therefore Marxism is infallible.

Got it?

37 posted on 07/08/2015 12:34:43 PM PDT by zipper (In their heart of hearts, all Democrats are communists)
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To: zipper; grania

Zipper,

Being a Protestant, I’m going to defend the Catholics regarding Papal Infallibility: You mis-understand it’s limited meaning. And the Pope’s recent ecology letter does NOT fall into the category of being ‘infallible.”

I am copying the following from this website: http://www.catholicfaithandreason.org/papal-infallibility.html

What is the gift of infallibility?

The dogma of infallibility was formally proclaimed at the First Vatican Council in 1870. There are several requirements for a dogmatic, papal infallible pronouncement: (1) The pronouncement must be made by the lawful successor to Peter. (2) The subject matter must be in the area of faith and morals. (3) The pope must be speaking ex cathedra, that is from the very seat and office of Peter


70 posted on 07/08/2015 3:38:41 PM PDT by GreyFriar (Spearhead - 3rd Armored Division 75-78 & 83-87)
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