Aren't popes fallible?

[lloydkessel1]

I don’t understand how a corrupt or weak pope cannot makes mistakes in representing the Church. How does one know that? Infallibility seems like a far stretch.

 

[Devon_Caffran]

These links should be helpful for explaining the Roman Catholic teachings on papal infallibility. If you have any further questions or concerns that are not answered by these links, please [contact Catholic Answers (http://www.catholic.com/home/contact.asp) directly.
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