Without prejudice to papal infallibility, which is not an accomplishment but a gift, every pope is a sinner. Pope Pius XII spent the twilight of his life meditating on the Miserere.

The particular infallibility that is claimed for the Pope is based, in part, on Jesus’ words to Peter in Matthew 16:18. “You are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church.” ...

Some ultramontanists — those who advocate supreme papal authority in matters of faith and discipline — had been arguing that papal infallibility extended to basically all statements of the ...

VATICAN CITY—Pope Benedict XVI will lose his infallibility — his supreme authority in Church matters — as soon he steps down on February 28, the Vatican said on Wednesday as it struggles to ...

Nor does she see infallibility as some sort of mark of special virtue or braininess. Indeed, infallibility does not mean that the members of the Church (including the Pope) are without sin.

Alas. It turns out that, doctrinally speaking, papal infallibility is far weightier than this kind of casual transubstantiation; rendering mammals fish is merely one of the lesser perks of the job of ...

Every decision I made I stand by, and I'm proud of the decisions I made." Bush aides are as loyal as Vatican cardinals in defense of an informal Doctrine of Presidential Infallibility.

The church wants to have it both ways: it wants to reject the doctrine of infallibility so that it doesn’t look quite so foolish when it changes its mind on something—say, for instance, the moral ...

Averred infallibility imperils democracy Can there be infallibility in political and social discourse or in matters related to social or political organisation Sahibzada Riaz Noor November 25, 2022 ...