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Sounds a lot like "Ex Cathedra" -- we do, out of our certain knowledge, and the fulness of our apostolical power,
Where the Pope said " the General, the provincials, the visitors, and other superiors of the said Society to be FOR EVER ANNULLED AND EXTINGUISHED" you limit to "suppressed"
You provide an 'anticlaricalism' comment not found at all in the long list of reasons the Pope gave for why he and many Popes before him tried to exterminate the Jesuits "forever". FOR EVER ANNULLED AND EXTINGUISHED
One might suspect revisionist history - why not take the actual document and walk through the main points? There are a "number of details" in that document that your summary misses.
And of course the "bigger issue" is that apparently whatever the Pope says in the "fullness of Apostolic power" and "the seal of the Fisherman" - to be "forever" in place - can be over turned on a mere whim.
Seems like that ended the infallibility doctrine regarding ex cathedra statements.
Indeed - especially given that the infallibility idea came along later - and then was retroactively applied to the past.
You would think that a Pope speaks on the faith, morals and practice of an entire religious order - and speaking "in all the fullness" of apostolic "power" -- would make "honorable mention" in that line of infallible statements.
But as someone has recently noted here - it is all just opinion and the opinion of Popes can be ignored the same as anyone else's.
Ecumenical councils such as Lateran IV called for the "extermination" of heretics.
Is that another "not infallible" example of pastoral instruction about what to do with those who differ - but not on actual doctrine?
If so - has there been any statement that the Canon law of Lateran IV is not infallible or that at least that part of it is not???
Because right now both the Pope speaking "ex cathedra" out of the chair of Peter (from the chair) of Peter -- and the ecumenical councils are considered to make in fallible statements -- as of July 18, 1870 when this idea was put in its infallible form. The idea I think is that the "authority is Apostolic and of divine origin" making it infallible.
Sounds a lot like "Ex Cathedra" -- we do, out of our certain knowledge, and the fulness of our apostolical power,
The Pope's statements about heretics, extermination, Jesuits and "Extinguish" - all ecumencial councils and canon law on those same subjects then - is hereby declared "fallible"??
is that how we are to understand it?
(I am happy with that - since I have always claimed they were fallible) - I just never find a place where the Ecumenical Council statements in Canon Law are declared as fallible when they call for things like the extermination of heretics.
As for the Jesuit subject - I think it is only reasonable to "notice" what the Pope who tried to "extinguish them forever" warned the world about.
in Christ,
Bob
Where the Pope said " the General, the provincials, the visitors, and other superiors of the said Society to be FOR EVER ANNULLED AND EXTINGUISHED" you limit to "suppressed"
You provide an 'anticlaricalism' comment not found at all in the long list of reasons the Pope gave for why he and many Popes before him tried to exterminate the Jesuits "forever". FOR EVER ANNULLED AND EXTINGUISHED
One might suspect revisionist history - why not take the actual document and walk through the main points? There are a "number of details" in that document that your summary misses.
And of course the "bigger issue" is that apparently whatever the Pope says in the "fullness of Apostolic power" and "the seal of the Fisherman" - to be "forever" in place - can be over turned on a mere whim.
Seems like that ended the infallibility doctrine regarding ex cathedra statements.
very good points
I am curious as to why this is not counted under Papal infallibility
Indeed - especially given that the infallibility idea came along later - and then was retroactively applied to the past.
You would think that a Pope speaks on the faith, morals and practice of an entire religious order - and speaking "in all the fullness" of apostolic "power" -- would make "honorable mention" in that line of infallible statements.
But as someone has recently noted here - it is all just opinion and the opinion of Popes can be ignored the same as anyone else's.
Bob, I know that you really don't care what the truth is in this situation, but an infallible statement by either the pope or through an Ecumenical Council, can only be on faith (doctrine) or morals. Pastoral instructions, which is what you are discussing, do not fall under Papal Infallibility.
Ecumenical councils such as Lateran IV called for the "extermination" of heretics.
Is that another "not infallible" example of pastoral instruction about what to do with those who differ - but not on actual doctrine?
If so - has there been any statement that the Canon law of Lateran IV is not infallible or that at least that part of it is not???
Because right now both the Pope speaking "ex cathedra" out of the chair of Peter (from the chair) of Peter -- and the ecumenical councils are considered to make in fallible statements -- as of July 18, 1870 when this idea was put in its infallible form. The idea I think is that the "authority is Apostolic and of divine origin" making it infallible.
Sounds a lot like "Ex Cathedra" -- we do, out of our certain knowledge, and the fulness of our apostolical power,
in Christ,speaking ex cathedra[6] expressed since the solemn declaration of papal infallibility by Vatican I on July 18, 1870, took place in 1950 when Pope Pius XII defined the Assumption of Mary as being an article of faith for Roman Catholics.[7] This authority is considered by Catholics to be apostolic and of divine origin. Prior to the solemn definition of 1870, there were other ex cathedra decrees, for example, Pope Boniface VIII in the Bull Unam Sanctam of 1302,[8][9][10] and Pope Pius IX in the Papal constitution Ineffabilis Deus of 1854[11][12] and Pope Eugene IV in the bull Cantate Domino of 1441, spoke "ex cathedra".
BY DEFINITION EX CATHEDRA STATEMENTS MUST BE ON EITHER FAITH OR MORALS, PASTORAL STATEMENTS ARE NOT AND CAN NOT FALL UNDER EX CATHEDRA.
FROM VATICAN I ITSELF HERE IS DEFINTION OF EX CATHEDRA:
we teach and define as a divinely revealed dogma that when the Roman pontiff speaks EX CATHEDRA, that is, when, (1)in the exercise of his office as shepherd and teacher of all Christians, (2)in virtue of his supreme apostolic authority, (3)he defines a doctrine concerning faith or morals .
The Pope's statements about heretics, extermination, Jesuits and "Extinguish" - all ecumencial councils and canon law on those same subjects then - is hereby declared "fallible"??
is that how we are to understand it?
(I am happy with that - since I have always claimed they were fallible) - I just never find a place where the Ecumenical Council statements in Canon Law are declared as fallible when they call for things like the extermination of heretics.
As for the Jesuit subject - I think it is only reasonable to "notice" what the Pope who tried to "extinguish them forever" warned the world about.
in Christ,
Bob
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