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believer112
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I have studied and read Church History even studied dogmatic theology, but I have not come across what you assert here. While papal authority has been invoked many times, this does not say that everytime this authority is invoked, the pope has spoken “ex cathedra”…that is defining infallibly a doctrine as truth which binds all the faithful? When the pope divided the world between Spain and Purtugal was he defining a doctrine as infallible? When he talked few days ago that the use of condoms is sinful, was he defining a doctrine to be infallible?
As far as i know, the pope in all the above circumstances you mentioned had not defined any doctirine as infallible. Has the Church changed her understanding of “Ex Cathedra” now? Let me know your source so that I can update myself.
lefawe
EX-CATHEDRA literally means from the chair. It means that the Pope has the final say when it comes to anything that involves the Catholic church. This authority is vested in him only. I am beginning to have my doubts that you are even Catholic. The Pope explicitly said that using condoms is a sin and you don’t believe him ??
If it comes from the Pope whether it is spoken or written it is binding on all Catholics .
That is what ex-cathedra means. He is infallible in all and in everything that is related to the Catholic Church .
During the reign of Pope John Paul II , he used his authority to
consecrate Russia , to declare the Virgin Mary as Co-redemptrix , and to declare that we are in the era of the Holy Spirit . all these were done without consultation , using his authority… I can continue but the post will be overly long . I can only conclude that you never knew what ex-cathedra meant. the Church never changed its definition , you just did not understand what it meant.
I will not address the pastor designation anymore , You are free to believe what you will
But at most judging the BNP as non-catholic because we have a pastor in the tax declaration is nit-picking. If it was meant to mislead can you provide examples that it did.
As far as i know, the pope in all the above circumstances you mentioned had not defined any doctirine as infallible. Has the Church changed her understanding of “Ex Cathedra” now? Let me know your source so that I can update myself.
lefawe
EX-CATHEDRA literally means from the chair. It means that the Pope has the final say when it comes to anything that involves the Catholic church. This authority is vested in him only. I am beginning to have my doubts that you are even Catholic. The Pope explicitly said that using condoms is a sin and you don’t believe him ??
If it comes from the Pope whether it is spoken or written it is binding on all Catholics .
That is what ex-cathedra means. He is infallible in all and in everything that is related to the Catholic Church .
During the reign of Pope John Paul II , he used his authority to
consecrate Russia , to declare the Virgin Mary as Co-redemptrix , and to declare that we are in the era of the Holy Spirit . all these were done without consultation , using his authority… I can continue but the post will be overly long . I can only conclude that you never knew what ex-cathedra meant. the Church never changed its definition , you just did not understand what it meant.
I will not address the pastor designation anymore , You are free to believe what you will
But at most judging the BNP as non-catholic because we have a pastor in the tax declaration is nit-picking. If it was meant to mislead can you provide examples that it did.