and when he (or another with his title) speaks of these and similar things ex cathedra....wont THAT be interesting!
im kinda surprised this hasnt been mentioned
I pray for the unity of all Christians, but not because I want the Pope to reign supreme! It has everything to do with wanting to be in union with every Christian, everywhere, as the one church of Jesus Christ. How sad that we are so divided.
The pope's infallibility is in matters of faith and morals when speaking to the whole church out of the chair.(ex cathedra.)
When the pope goes beyond that, he is no more catholic than the average parisioner and should be challenged on his views if you disagree with him.
And frankly beyond the faith and morals issues, his opinion should be challenged. He seems to be incompetent (outside the faith and morals area) with his naive socialistic views of the world. From my perspective I wish the pope would shut up on these matters. -Tom