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To: Wonder Warthog

The first half of her statement is incorrect. By their nature, ALL ecumenical councils are infallible. That itself is a Doctrine of the Church


50 posted on 04/25/2006 4:38:54 AM PDT by bornacatholic
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To: bornacatholic
"By their nature, ALL ecumenical councils are infallible. That itself is a Doctrine of the Church.

Well, that's certainly true. But what I had in mind was that all STATEMENTS issued by a Council are not necessarily to be considered infallible--only those clearly identified as being dogmatic. Same as for the Pope.

54 posted on 04/25/2006 7:28:38 AM PDT by Wonder Warthog (The Hog of Steel-NRA)
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