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Can we tell when the Roman pontiff is speaking "EX CATHEDRA"? [duplicate]
A related question and answer here. Following the comment:
That may seem clear to some, however the idea and language of
infallibility has evolved over hundreds of year and has many nuances.
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What happens to unborn, unbaptized babies who die? [closed]
If we accept that unborn babies are human beings and not merely a non-human organism, and further we require baptism as a prerequisite for salvation (using it as justification for infant baptism)...
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To what extent does mainstream Christian doctrine teach that knowing a spirit's name gives you power over it?
A while ago I was at a resort with a man who for many years worked as a church painter. He introduced me into some pieces of Christian doctrine.
He told me that the humans' souls, the angels, demons ...
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Do the Catholic Church ex cathedra pronouncements about necessity of Catholicism to be saved still apply?
I think the following was spoken Ex Cathedra:
“The most Holy Roman Church firmly believes, professes and preaches
that none of those existing outside the Catholic Church, not only
pagans, but ...
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List of papal teachings considered infallible
After reading When does the Pope speak ex cathedra? I became curious and searched for a list of statements, but couldn't find one.
Does such list exist and if not, why is this the case?
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How does the doctrine of Papal Infallibility account for Peter's error?
I understand that the Catholic Churches teaches the doctrine of Papal Infallibility. How does that account for the Scripture that references Peter's error?
But when Cephas came to Antioch, I ...
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Can dogma ever be modified, and how does this relate to papal infallibility?
I have two questions related to the concept of dogma in the Catholic church. I appreciate any guidance. Also, references would be helpful.
Is there any point in the history of the Roman Catholic ...
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Are the theories of Evolution and the Big Bang now binding to Catholics and to be held as true?
On Monday, October 27, 2014, addressing the Pontifical Academy of Sciences , Pope Francis is reported to have said, 'the Big Bang, which nowadays is posited as the origin of the world, does not ...
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Does God will the diversity of religion?
According to this article: Pope Francis signed a document stating:
The pluralism and the diversity of religions, colour, sex, race and
language are willed by God in His wisdom, through which He ...
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When it seems a Pope has heretical beliefs, who determines whether those beliefs are Magisterial?
I know that even some Catholics think that certains Popes held personal heresies (were material heretics). For example Honorius I believed that Jesus had only one will, the heresy of monothelitism.
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Is the Pope Emeritus infallible?
Currently the Catholic Church has a Pope Emeritus (Benedict XVI). This is, to the best of my knowledge, the first time that such position has existed. There have been and still are plenty of bishop ...
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Were the Dictatus Papae considered to be spoken "ex cathedra"?
In 1075, Pope Gregory the Seventh decreed the Dictatus Papae, also called the Papal Dictats. One part of the document makes the claim that:
The Roman Church has never erred. Nor will it err, to all ...
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