To: yonif
No offense meant to those of the Catholic persuasion, but for a guy who is supposed to be infallible, the pope and his subordinates certainly do say a lot of dumb things.
4 posted on
12/03/2004 11:01:42 AM PST by
Maceman
(Too nuanced for a bumper sticker)
To: Maceman
Common misconception: the Pope is infallible on EVERY issue.
Reality: The Pope has only declared his infallibility on 3 different occasions, all dealing with doctrine on Mary.
6 posted on
12/03/2004 11:07:40 AM PST by
Pyro7480
(Sub tuum praesidium confugimus, sancta Dei Genitrix.... sed a periculis cunctis libera nos semper...)
To: Maceman
a guy who is supposed to be infallible, the pope and his subordinates certainly do say a lot of dumb things. The Pope is infallible only when teaching definitively on a matter of faith or morals, that is, doctrine. Foreign policy isn't in the same ballpark. His subordinates aren't infallible under any circumstances.
13 posted on
12/03/2004 11:15:12 AM PST by
Campion
To: Maceman
No offense, but your "knowledge" is more than fallible. The total number of infallible declarations handed down by the Church totals somewhere around 6 or 7 or so ... in nearly 2000 years! Get a clue.
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