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re: History/Religion question for those interested
Posted on 4/15/16 at 3:57 pm to GnashRebel
Posted on 4/15/16 at 3:57 pm to GnashRebel
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Neither does the Pope.
One of the chief dogmas of the Catholic church is "Papal Infallibility" that essentially says that the pope cannot be wrong. He is preserved from the possibility of error. That is the official stance of the Vatican.
Now if that isn't granting him a hierarchy over the ordinary member of the church, I don't know what is.
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If you want me to defend the worldly excess of some Popes than you can continue to wait. But I could also bring up all of the corrupt pastors through history.
Yes of course you can. That is the danger of putting any person on a pedestal when it comes to faith. I have in recent years become more aware of the abuse of power that goes on in the church, and how the modern day "pastor" fulfills a role in most of our churches that is not even close to biblical.
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Posted on 4/16/16 at 11:13 am to BHMKyle
Papal infallibility is reserved for when he is speaking ex cathedra or from the chair of Peter. It's been used less than 10 times in 2000 years. Usually it relates to doctrinal things like the immaculate conception. Protestants have it easy because the church cleared up all the crazy shite like catharism and Arianism long before they showed up on the scene. Not to mention converting the pagans. Can you imagine the balls on a missionary trying to convert a Viking whose last name was skullsplitter to Christianity ?
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