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It’s coffee time with your Protestant friend.
You’re sipping a dark roast together when he suddenly says, with a shake of his head, “Don’t you guys believe everything the pope says?”
You pause for a moment. What was it that Get Fed said about this recently?
Some of our Protestant brethren think that “infallibility” means the pope’s inability to say or do anything wrong. They think it means that everything he says is unquestionable for us Catholics, who are obligated to accept and agree with all of it.
This is not, however, what the Church teaches about infallibility. If it was, there would be grounds for concern!
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You’re sipping a dark roast together when he suddenly says, with a shake of his head, “Don’t you guys believe everything the pope says?”
You pause for a moment. What was it that Get Fed said about this recently?
Some of our Protestant brethren think that “infallibility” means the pope’s inability to say or do anything wrong. They think it means that everything he says is unquestionable for us Catholics, who are obligated to accept and agree with all of it.
This is not, however, what the Church teaches about infallibility. If it was, there would be grounds for concern!
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Pope Infallibility: Myths and Truths
Learn how the Pope's infallibility applies to Church teachings, dispelling common misconceptions along the way.
