re: History/Religion question for those interested

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 ?