Since this is NOT teaching on faith or morals this is subject to error.
But this is my question to my Catholic friends. I get that the church’s position of papal infallibility is that it only applies in matters of faith. But what do you do when/if the church begins to assert that social issues are matters of faith? Do you have the freedom to determine what are issues of faith and which are not, or does the church have the perogative to say we are declaring an issue “a matter of faith”. I dont think its too far fetched for the church to declare that poverty and treetment of the poor matters of faith and thereby justify dictating policy positions.
This isn’t an attack...I have many dear Catholic friends who I consider to be fine Christians, but i’ve always seen this a huge potential catch 22...church authority is only absolute on matters of faith, but who decides which are matters of faith if not the church?