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That is completely congruent with Catholic teachings.

Not even close, NC's (non-catholics) believe only God and his word are infallible, but we are capable of misunderstanding or twisting it's meaning and so are fallible. RC's do not believe their church (teachings of faith and morals) is capable of misunderstanding or just getting it wrong.

"Not even close"

What we have here is this:

Catholics: "We believe this."
Iowegian: "No, you believe that."
Catholics: "No, we believe this."
Iowegian: "No, you believe that."

Any Catholic has run into it time and again. Some people pick up mistaken notions about what Catholics believe, and nothing any Catholic can say will disabuse them of those mistaken notions.

Our RCC in the person of each pope enjoys the promised and special protection of Jesus Christ. He keeps His promises. These popes are sinners as you and I are sinners. they are not impeccable. Those popes are, under stated conditions, infallible.

We have any number of dam*ed fools and idjits as laity, priests, bishops, archbishops and cardinals. St. John Crysostom observed a millenium ago that the floors of hell are paved with the skulls of bishops. Among the twelve that Christ chose were Peter. Thomas and Judas, whose shortcomings are well-documented in Scripture. This is nothing new.

Scripture is infallible but you would be hard-pressed to prove it by the wide variety of personal interpretations applied by the thousands of "reformed" denominations, squabbling over the meaning of this verse or that.