[Cronos]

So the Pope's knowledge and authority depend on where he is sitting?

Again, your knee-jerk tendency is preventing you from seeing or hearing anything. Do you understand WHY there was the need for the clause -- in case of ecumenical disputes with no possible sign of an agreement, the Pope is expected to be the person through whom the Holy Spirit guides The Church to reach a decision. So, the Church mandates that the Pope becomes the instrument of God and ONLY IN THOSE RESTRICTED CASES. It curtails this to prevent any human frailities -- the Pope does make an infallible statement when not ex cathedra and is not considered infallible on things like -- who will win the next super bowl...

[tenn2005]

Wouldn't it be much simpler just to go to the Bible and see what it has to say about the matter. Or is the opinion of the Pope superior to that of God?

[tenn2005]

I also find it quite interesting that in the most successful nations with the most educated populace Catholism is in the minority while it in the majority in most third world countries. Could it be that God has blessed this nation which is majority Protestant. Just one of those crazy thoughts that come to my mind from time to time.