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To: B-Chan; Jael; Dr. Eckleburg
"I" ... "I" ... "I"! The classic Protestant 'papacy of one"!

Yea you are right I could say the koran kissing pope said this or the anti semiti pope said that and becaause they are infallible I will stop seeking the Holy Spirit and be a mindless puppet of rome

You may go pray to your saints now

52 posted on 01/06/2003 7:30:12 PM PST by RnMomof7
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To: RnMomof7
Yea you are right I could say the koran kissing pope said this or the anti semiti pope said that

So what if a given Pope kisses the Koran or hates Jews? The Holy Spirit makes a Pope infallible (incapable of teaching error) but not impeccable (incapable of sin). The Holy Spirit inspires the Church to teach infallible Truth but only in matters of faith and morals -- the Pope could kiss an issue of Shaved Asians, the Chilton Guide to the 1974 Chevy Vega, or a copy of The Star Fleet Technical Manual and it wouldn't affect his ability to teach the Christian faith.

Don't confuse infallibility with impeccability. Were some Popes utter bastards? Yes. Have any of them been utterly wrong on matters of science, economics, or politics. Yep. Did any of them teach error? No. As a man, His Holiness is just as capable of human error (and of sin) as any of us. As Vicar of Christ, he is the living embodiment of Christ's promise to preserve His Church from error. I trust Christ to keep His Church safe.

I will stop seeking the Holy Spirit and be a mindless puppet of rome

Why not? At least Rome is never going to edit Scripture, throw out entire books of the Bible, or or make up something out of whole cloth just to suit its own personal emotional needs. Better a puppet of Rome than a puppet of the world, the flesh, and the Devil -- in other words, literalist materialism, narcissitic hedonism, and egomanaical pride.

65 posted on 01/06/2003 9:10:30 PM PST by B-Chan
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