Tuesday, August 4, 2009

Is the Doctrine of Papal Infallibility a Novelty?

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PDF analysis contains a detailed look at the Original Biblical Greek, and various translations as well!


We teach and define that it is a dogma Divinely revealed that the Roman pontiff when he speaks ex cathedra, that is when in discharge of the office of pastor and doctor of all Christians, by virtue of his supreme Apostolic authority, he defines a doctrine regarding faith or morals to be held by the universal Church, by the Divine assistance promised to him in Blessed Peter, is possessed of that infallibility with which the Divine Redeemer willed that his Church should be endowed in defining doctrine regarding faith or morals, and that therefore such definitions of the Roman pontiff are of themselves and not from the consent of the Church irreformable.

So then, should anyone, which God forbid, have the temerity to reject this definition of ours: let him be anathema. (see Denziger §1839).


— Vatican Council, Sess. IV , Const. de Ecclesiâ Christi, Chapter iv










1 comment:

  1. thanks so much for this
    i loooved the pdf. its short and to the point

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