[narses]

Hence doctrinal decisions or instructions issued by the Roman congregations, even when approved by the pope in the ordinary way, have no claim to be considered infallible.

From http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07790a.htm#IIIB

[ninenot]

Sorry, unprepared to get into systematic/procedural nexus. BTW, his decision on altar girls was absolutely DUMB. Wwe still have to live with it, although smart priests simply ignore it.