No authority is perfect except Christ himself. Even Peter erred. This current Pope errs as have past ones.
The Statements of the actual Pope represent catholicism far more concretely than some academic.
What is Catholicism and what are its actual practices?
Pope Francis tells the world in the headlines every day.
Who mentioned a Pope besides you?
No one ever said that the Pope never errs nor that past Popes never erred.
The way it goes is that on faith and morals only the Pope is infallible.
Besides, there are 214 Cardinals to advise him on EVERYTHING
Jesus HAD to choose humans to bring His Catholic Church to fruition. He chose TWELVE Apostles and ONE of them, Judas Iscariot, betrayed Him.
Why would our Lord choose such a man?
I don't know why but He did.
No Church is perfect except …
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