hmm and he knows the mind of god on such issues as abortion, gay marriage and contraception? I don't think so. Moral authority is one thing, abdicating the right to think for yourself on ethical issues is another. I think papal infalliblility was very convenient for the church in medieval times, is what I think.
Dana On 4/21/05, G <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Papal infallibility is the ONLY reason you don't participate in the church? > > When I first heard the term, I was up in arms.....some old weirdo can't be > wrong? What the hell!? But the more I learned about it, the more it seemed > to make sense. > > Think about it, he's the leader of the Church, he's considered the highest > moral authority by the 1.1 billion Catholics on earth. So...when their > leader, their guide on issues of faith and morals, is speaking on terms of > faith and morals....it only makes sense that they would consider what he > teaches in this area to be "true". > > When I think of it in these more focused terms, it's not quite the monster > it first appears. > > > > Yes, true and true. I don't participate in the Church over exactly > > this issue. But yes, it is still dogma, and yes infallibility only > > applies when speaking ex cathedra. > > > > Dana > > > > On 4/20/05, G <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Pope's are only infallible when speaking "ex cathedra", or "from the > >> chair > >> of Peter". The decree must also be on the subject of "faith and morals". > >> > >> It's a common misunderstanding that Catholics believe ALL teachings of > >> the > >> Pope to be infallible. I don't think it's a very common practice for a > >> Pope > >> to invoke this idea of "infallibility". > >> > >> Still, it is a doctrine that causes an awful lot of friction for > >> Christians... > >> > >> > >> > there is no "bring back papl infallibility" -- they are and have been. > >> > If you believe, of course. > >> > > >> > Dana > >> > > >> > >> > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Purchase RoboHelp from House of Fusion, a Macromedia Authorized Affiliate and support the CF community. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=59 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:154840 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
