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To: AgThorn
If I'm understanding you correctly, you seem to hold a definition of "papal infalibility" which is considerably more expansive than the one held by the Catholic Church. Perhaps you have it confused with "impeccability"? --- which would mean a Pope supposedly could commit no error, make no blunders, hold no mistaken opinions, and commit no sins? --- which is not a Catholic doctrine.

Don't feel I've put you down here, as this is a very common misconception among Catholics and non-Catholics alike.

(Sigh.)

21 posted on 08/02/2011 9:46:41 AM PDT by Mrs. Don-o ("Half the lies they tell about me ain't true." - Yogi Berra)
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To: Mrs. Don-o
this is a very common misconception among Catholics and non-Catholics alike.

Perhaps to clear up the misconception, you could direct us to a definitive list of infallible papal statements and teachings?
40 posted on 08/02/2011 4:11:12 PM PDT by armydoc
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