“If you used 4 words, you could say “The Pope is infallible””
Yes, but as we already saw, you didn’t get that right so 33 words were necessary.
“If you say he’s sometimes infallible and sometimes not infallible, that would take many more words than 4.”
Yes, it took 33. Are paying attention?
“So 33 is more than 4 isn’t it?”
It sure is. Glad you noticed. But since you didn’t get the 4 words, it took 33.
I’m sorry if I made you feel uncomfortable. It’s either simple or it’s not. As you explained, sometimes infallibility comes into play - like when the Pope is talking about some, but not all religious matters in some but not all venues, but other times, presumably, for example when he’s at a local establishment shooting the bull with the boys, he’s not infallible.
I think that’s overly complicated for someone who has regular bouts of infallibility, hence the confusion over the matter.
I guess the real answer is “you know it when you see it” with respect to papal infallibility.