The Infallibility of the Pope is presented as a defense of papal authority and its role in guiding faith and reason. This edition frames the Pope’s infallibility as a cornerstone of church unity, tracing its basis through councils, history, and the continuity of doctrine. It argues that the Pope’s infallible teaching protects both Revelation and human understanding from error.
From ancient Rome to the Vatican Council, the text surveys how leaders and nations have acknowledged the Pope’s unique place. It defends the idea that infallibility applies to faith and morals when the Pope teaches ex cathedra, and explains why this authority is essential for the Church’s coherence and truth.
The work also engages debates about church authority, councils, and the relationship between church and state, offering a historical argument for why this doctrine matters to Catholics and those studying church history alike.
Ideal for readers interested in Catholic theology, church history, and the debates surrounding papal authority.
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Excerpt from The Infallibility of the Pope: A Lecture
It has been objected, again, that, more than once in Church history, there have been two, or three, Popes at a time.
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Ideally, what is Christianity?
Christianity means the union of man with the divinity, the soul, and the body of our Lord Jesus Christ. It means that man is in this life united to the intellect and the spirit of God. It means that man knows, as creature, whatever is true of God, in so far as it has been revealed by Himself; and that he knows this certainly, definitely, infallibly. It can mean nothing less; for if it does, then Christianity has failed in its object If God has died upon a Cross to teach man truth, and man cannot know that truth, then Christianity is the greatest of failures. That God should be our Teacher, yet fail to teach; that He should annex salvation to the sovereign necessity of an integral and implicit faith; and that He should have died upon a Cross to accomplish both the revelation and its perfect acceptance by ourselves; and yet that we should be unable to know, for a certainty, what that revelation was and is - is the most patent incongruity and folly that the human mind can possibly conceive.
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Paperback. Condición: New. Print on Demand. This book explores the doctrine of papal infallibility, examining its origins, development, and implications within the Catholic Church. The author argues that papal infallibility is not simply a dogma but a theological truth that emerges from the very nature of Christianity and the role of the Pope as the successor of Peter and the Vicar of Christ. The book provides a comprehensive analysis of the historical, theological, and philosophical arguments for and against papal infallibility, offering a nuanced understanding of its significance within the broader context of Christian thought and practice. The author delves into the complexities of the doctrine, addressing common objections and misunderstandings, and ultimately presenting a compelling case for the importance of papal infallibility in safeguarding the unity and integrity of the Catholic faith. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Nº de ref. del artículo: 9781330798690_0
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