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Not unless he invokes a certain rule about the announcement being infallible.Its when a Pope speaks to dogma and doctrines he is seen by Catholics as being infallible, correct?
Were those the assumption of Mary and her Immaculate Conception?Not unless he invokes a certain rule about the announcement being infallible.
That has happened only twice since this policy was adopted by a church council in 1870.
such as?And have to explain why many dogmas do not line up with the scriptures
Well like anything else we put a lot more stock into the views of someone who studied the scripture for a lifetime, who understands the original language over someone who is merely a reader.
No one interprets scripture perfectly.
And being Joel or Joyce certainly doesn't make them more authoritive just because they are popular.
Your " infallible" popes have all kinds of different interpretations so how in the world can you trust their authority?
Apparently not because no one is without flaws in understanding.
To claim your church got it right you have to account for all the contradictions from different popes.
Perfection is the enemy of functionality. I said no one has a perfect interpretation not that some aren't better than others.who studied the scripture for a lifetime, and understands the original language have more authority over us "mere readers" of the bible? You must admit, this creates quite the conundrum for you. Do you not remember, by your own self-admitted belief in the Protestant theology system, that no one's interpretation of Scripture is more authoritative than anyone else's interpretation of Scripture?
I'm quite aware you have a catechism, but that doesn't change what I said.Lol! I'm guessing you didn't take my advice and get yourself a copy of the Catechism of the Catholic Church! Start that thread I spoke of, and I am pretty sure the other Catholics along as myself on this Christian Forum will be more than happy to correct your false understandings and myths of Catholicism!
Were those the assumption of Mary and her Immaculate Conception?
"But the other conception, namely the infusion of the soul, it is piously and suitably believed, was without any sin, so that while the soul was being infused, she would at the same time be cleansed from original sin and adorned with the gifts of God to receive the holy soul thus infused. And thus, in the very moment in which she began to live, she was without all sin..." ---- (Martin Luther, Weimar edition of Martin Luther's Works, English translation edited by J. Pelikan [Concordia: St.Louis], Volume 4, 694.)
"There can be no doubt that the Virgin Mary is in heaven. How it happened we do not know.--- (Cole, William J. Was Luther a Devotee of Mary?" (Marian Studies), (1970), 123-124. citing WA 10, III, 268.)
"She is rightly called not only the mother of the man, but also the Mother of God ... It is certain that Mary is the Mother of the real and true God." --(Luther, Martin, Luther's Works, volume 24, (LW 24) 107.)
"Elizabeth called Mary Mother of the Lord, because the unity of the person in the two natures of Christ was such that she could have said that the mortal man engendered in the womb of Mary was at the same time the eternal God." ---(John Calvin, Calvini Opera [Braunshweig-Berlin, 1863-1900], Volume 45, 35.)
"It is an article of faith that Mary is Mother of the Lord and still a Virgin."---(Martin Luther, op. cit., Volume 11, 319-320.)
""The word brothers, we have formerly mentioned, is employed, agreeably to the Hebrew idiom, to denote any relatives whatever; and, accordingly, Helvidius displayed excessive ignorance in concluding that Mary must have had many sons, because Christ’s brothers are sometimes mentioned."---(John Calvin, (Harmony of Matthew, Mark and Luke, sec. 39 [Geneva, 1562], vol. 2 / From Calvin’s Commentaries, translated by William Pringle, Grand Rapids, Michigan: Eerdmans, 1949, p.215; on Matthew 13:55)
"I firmly believe that Mary, according to the words of the gospel as a pure Virgin brought forth for us the Son of God and in childbirth and after childbirth forever remained a pure, intact Virgin."---( Ulrich Zwingli, Zwingli Opera, Corpus Reformatorum, Volume 1, 424.)
And...
Does this mean you're not going to start the thread I mentioned?I'm quite aware you have a catechism, but that doesn't change what I said.
Do you also doubt their private jets, multi million dollar mansions, and million if not billions dollar bank accounts?I doubt it.
We're not talking about the Vatican here.
https://www.facebook.com/COGHQAnd? Well, okay, if you insist.
That is early Christian Church history, something Protestant and non-denominational churches and sects were not a part of. If you consider yourself a Protestant, that will include the church or sect you are a member of. (Once again, what is the name of the church you attend?)
Have a Blessed Day!
Really? I know I'm only scratching the surface here just now, but isn't it true that Luther didn't leave Roman Catholicism abruptly? Shouldn't we expect his published writings and sermons to reflect how his understanding of biblical teaching developed over time? So, is it fair to suggest he believed in the Immaculate Conception "to his death"?You are aware that one of the fathers of your reformation, Martin Luther, defended the doctrine of the Immaculate Conception to his death, right?
That means Jesus got it wrong when he said, "when He, the Spirit of truth, has come, He will guide you into all truth" (John 16:13).No one interprets scripture perfectly.
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