I also could not find any authentication of this “quote” by Pope Pelagius.
What I find though is proof that a little “knowledge” is a dangerous thing, especially in the hands of one whose desire is to defame rather than edify.
Pelagius was a political schemer who courted the east over the west when in Constantinople because he wanted to be pope and thought that was his best chance. Since Constantine, there has been tension between the eastern and western churches. Pelagius hoped to profit from it in his quest, so if he made this claim, it was for his own gain at the expense of the church. History proves him wrong.
It is obvious that the protestant’s understanding of the office of pope and infallibility is sorely deficient.
The every word of every pope is not infallible, nor are the popes incapable of sinning.
IknowJvette. It’s always some excuse isn’t it? Truth seeps out from that sewer and it’s attacked as “poorly catechized, not really a Catholic, demented, a heretic, a “self-described devout Catholic”, someone with a grudge against the church...whatever it takes to kill the messenger and hopefully water down the message. Is it just a coincidence that every ex-priest, ex-nun, ex-Catholic Church regular member who comes out of it and tells their stories are ALL saying the same things? How about it is simply “the search for truth” that led them out? And the inability to keep the church secrets secret any longer? No, I’m sure that’s not a possibility. I will tell you this. God knows. And God is not mocked. His truth WILL out.