The Church: Papal Infallibility

[nobolistic]

Why do Catholics use a blasphemous word, then come and explain it differently? If infallibility means without sin n bla bla bla, why use the word at all?

[SeptemberCatholic18]

@nobolistic Sorry, but infallibility does not mean without sin. You are mistaken.

[MarcouxRoadSermons]

So that is why so many millions of people were murdered by the Catholic church ? The Popes Infallible decree ? I hate to break this to you but not everyone sleeps with a dictionary under their pillow. When some one claims to be infallible most will insinuate that they cannot be wrong. Throughout history the masses of people were kept ignorant so they could not revolt against the Infallibility of the Catholic church. Like reading a dictionary or bible and being burnt at the stake for Heresy.

[SeptemberCatholic18]

@MarcouxRoadSermons Millions were not killed by the Church, and I call on you to back up such radical statements. The masses were never kept ignorant; that's unsubstantiated as well.

[all028]

As I understand it, papal infallibility has only been applied once in 1950 in the Assumption of Mary.

[SeptemberCatholic18]

@all028 Well, technically anytime the pope reiterates a previously declared truth, and every time he joins an ecumenical council in a declaration, papal infallibility is employed. But it has rarely occurred that a pope makes a unique infallible declaration.

[megaead69]

wonderful video!!

[CatholicApologia]

Excellent!!

[jmctigret]

So St Augustine never said "roma locuta est, causa finita est . Its just a paraphrase. Just wanted to let you know before some James White clone points it out to you in your confused.

[SeptemberCatholic18]

@jmctigret Right. This is a Catholic Answers article which I am reading from. When I got to that part of the article, I considered leaving it out, but eventually just left it in since that is the essence of what Augustine is saying, and those words are attributed to him anyways. If anyone objects, I am prepared to make a case for such phrasing.

[jmctigret]

The phrase comes from Sermon 131.10 of St. Augustine, the Latin is: jam enim de hac causa duo concilia missa sunt ad sedem apostolicam; inde etiam rescripta venerunt; causa finita est. Translated, it reads . . . for already on this matter two councils have sent to the Apostolic See, whence also rescripts (reports) have come. The cause is finished. roma locuta est, causa finita est (Rome has spoken, the case is closed) is a paraphrase of the real text what St. Augustine wrote.

[Mechanized0]

I know too many relatives who believe that Catholics worship the pope.

[tjttzcspplt]

Thanks for citing your source. That is so wanting on YouTube.

[SeptemberCatholic18]

@tjttzcspplt Of course. I wouldn't want anyone to imagine that I created the script for this video. I just add the lights and sounds :)

[Naturalhit]

Very nice Sergio. Protestants get this wrong all the time.

[FIDESetRATIOihtys]

Very well put and also a great starting point for a real dive into the history of the Church for anyone who is of the good will to know the Truth.

Pax et Caritas

[addictedkoala]

Isn't this from Catholicism and Fundamentalism? Either way nice video, been a long time since I read that book anyway

[SeptemberCatholic18]

@addictedkoala It's from a Catholic Answers article, but I just checked my copy of C&F and you are absolutely correct. It seems the online article is simply a slightly adapted version from C&F. Karl Keating is some guy.

[TheEcumenator]

And usually the dogmatic decrees made by Popes while enjoying papal infallibility are always statements which have been studied for centuries by theologians and philosophers in the Church. Remembering that the Pope doesn't "declare" a dogma but rather confirms it...