Papal infallibility applies only in rare and strictly circumscribed conditions. It has nothing to do with ordinary disciplinary measures. It’s ignorant to assert otherwise, not to mention deeply unchristian and ugly to gloat over the troubles of a religious body that you happen to disapprove of.
This!!!!! Thank you for this comment!
That’s nice.
Polemics-
You have one central head:
-A man with limits in perceptions, memory, language, time, etc.
-A sinner that is also influenced by thoughts other than what is in the Bible.
And by the way, you using the definition of infallibility post 1869/70 not as it was understood pre 1869/70 by most. Even that changed over time! LOL
I think most people know that the papal infallibility “today” is only under three conditions: (1) when he’s speaking as the head of the church (2) if he’s defining “truth” or “morals” and (3) he makes this binding for all baptized R.C. Christians.
You have one central head, and he’s still just a man, with his ideas, influenced by the prevailing ideas of the times, etc. If this guy is from Argentina and a bit more politically/economically socialist and religiously open minded and liberal, well, you see what you get.
Don’t get me wrong. Catholics are brothers in Christ and fighting against the same enemy in this modern world. But don’t try to pretend that papal infallibility makes sense, or that even the position of the Pope is truly Biblical and handed down from Peter... It’s a frigging remnant of the Roman influence on the church from about 300 - 500 AD with Gregory (If I remember right) being the first around 550 AD.
“It’s ignorant to assert otherwise, not to mention deeply unchristian and ugly to gloat over the troubles of a religious body that you happen to disapprove of.”
Bullshit.
Thinking people do it all the time.
I cite Muslims as a prime example.
The Catholic Church is in disarray because Catholics (what remains of them) allow it to be so.
The Vatican can’t even read and understand the letter that Paul the apostle wrote to them.
Paul’s letter to the Romans teaches salvation by grace alone through faith alone in Christ alone.
Paul also teaches against Replacement theology in chapters 9-11.
The Vatican RCC couldn’t even learn these lessons from Paul.