WesWoodell said:I'm sorry, but what is the difference?
And what is your understanding of Papil Infallibility?
Papal infallibility refers to the dogma that there is no possibility of error when the Pope defines a matter of faith and morals ex cathedra.
The Pope cannot simply invoke Infallibility at whim. Certain condtitions must be present, which are given below.
Wikipedia said:The conditions required for ex cathedra teaching are mentioned in the Vatican decree:
* The pontiff must teach in his public and official capacity as spiritual head of the Church universal, not merely in his private capacity as a theologian.
* He must be teaching some doctrine of faith or morals in a manner that explicitly and solemnly defines an issue.
* His teaching cannot contradict anything the Church has taught officially and previously.
* It must be evident that he intends to teach with his supreme Apostolic authority. In other words, he must convey his wish to determine some point of doctrine in an absolutely final and irrevocable way. There are well-recognized formulas that are used to express this intention, such as "We declare, decree and define, . . .".
* It must be clear that the Pope intends to bind the whole Church. Unless the Pope formally addresses the whole Church in the recognized official way, he is assumed to not intend his teaching to be ex cathedra and infallible (unless he is reiterating what has always been taught).
* There will be an anathema attached to the definition that outlines consequences for not assenting to it. For example, in Pope Pius XII's infallible definition regarding the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, there are attached these words: "Hence if anyone, which God forbid, should dare wilfully to deny or to call into doubt that which we have defined, let him know that he has fallen away completely from the divine and Catholic Faith."
WesWoodell said:Papal infallibility refers to the Catholic belief that the pope's words in regards to spirituality or Christianity are infallible.
The first part is somewhat correct but incomplete. Explaination is given above.
WesWoodell said:I've also spoken with many Catholics who believe the Bible is not infallible and full of errors, but the teachings and doctrines of the "Church" are perfect and without error.
One mistake here is that the Catholic Church does not each that the Bible is fallible and full of errors, on the contrary:
"Since therefore all that the authors or sacred writers affirm should be regarded as affirmed by the Holy Spirit, we must acknowledge that the books of Srcipture firmly, faithfully, and without error teach that truth which God, for the sake of our salvation, wished to see confided to the Sacred Scriptures". (Cathechism of the Catholic Church, Part 1, Section 1, Chapter 2, Article 3, 107)
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