[bornacatholic]

Why ask me questions when you reflexively gainsay my responses? I posted the explanation. You reject it.

C'es la vie.

I could not care less, brother. I have fulfilled my Christian Duty before God and man.

[bornacatholic]

Hold on just a second, bac. Why didn't you explain the difference between a Pope's personal theological opinion and a Theological Truth taught ex cathedra?

Come on..as if that would have made any difference. I ALREADY posted the definition as to what constitutes Infallibility.

gotcha

[Lurker]

Three conditions must be met for a pope to exercise the charism of infallibility: (1) he must speak in his official capacity as the successor of Peter; (2) he must speak on a matter of faith or morals; and (3) he must solemnly define the doctrine as one that must be held by all the faithful.

And I posted the Popes own words in response. He condemend Galileo on a matter of Faith.

He also condemned him on a matter of Doctrine.

He was also acting in his official capacity as the Pope. It seems that all three of those conditions were met, and that the Pope failed each and every one of them.

So it looks like this whole 'infallibility' thing means whatever the Catholic Church wants it to mean at any given moment in time.

From what you've posted it seems you're saying that the Pope washed his hands of Galileos condemnation in much the way Pilate washed his hands of another condemnation.

L