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To: Vegasrugrat
"I believe you have me confused with a Catholic, for they believe their Pope is infallible and the only reliable source for interpretation."

If that is what you believe than you are tragically ill informed. The doctrine Papal infallibility is a very highly limited condition. The infallible teachings of the Pope must be based on, or at least not contradict, Sacred Tradition or Sacred Scripture. It has only been exercised twice.

Interpretation is the function of the Magesterium to whom the task of interpreting the Word of God authentically has been solely entrusted. It is comprised of the episcopacy, which is the aggregation of the current bishops of the Church in union with the Pope.

93 posted on 12/17/2010 10:51:03 AM PST by Natural Law
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To: Natural Law; Vegasrugrat; Dutchboy88; caww
As we've seen, Rome preaches out of both sides of its mouth...

PAPAL AUTHORITY
CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA
"Infallibility means more than exemption from actual error; it means exemption from the possibility of error," P. J. Toner, Infallibility

And when RC apologists hedge and say the pope is "only infallible in matters of faith and religion," our response is "who cares what a pope believes about the weather in Australia or how badly the Bears played last week?" The only reason to listen to a religious leader is for his opinions on...religion.

So it is the height of arrogance and deceit to believe any man but Christ is "infallible" in anything, but ESPECIALLY in "matters of religion and faith."

This idiotic "infallibility" is what compels Rome to heap error upon error by believing its priestcraft to be an "alter Christus," - "another Christ."

112 posted on 12/17/2010 11:20:44 AM PST by Dr. Eckleburg ("I don't think they want my respect; I think they want my submission." - Flemming Rose)
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