Can a Catholic believe any thing they want during Papal Interregnum¹?

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Why or why not?

¹The period between the death or resignation of a Pope and the election of his successor, when the See of Peter is vacant, is called the Interregnum.
 
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Angainor:
Why or why not?

¹The period between the death or resignation of a Pope and the election of his successor, when the See of Peter is vacant, is called the Interregnum.
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No, because anything a previous pope declaired as infallable remains so forever and any belief that a Pope declaired binding, even if not infallable, is still binding until such time as a later pope or council should modify said binding belief.
 
Example…
Pope Pius XII in his encyclical Humani Generis required the binding belief on all Catholics that we must believe that we all come from two original parents.

This belief is necessary for maintaining the doctrine of original sin and is not optional. He did not state this as an infallable statement but until such time as the Church should lift this obligation then all Catholics must believe this truth.
 
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matthias:
No, because anything a previous pope declaired as infallable remains so forever and any belief that a Pope declaired binding, even if not infallable, is still binding until such time as a later pope or council should modify said binding belief.
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Perfect answer. 👍

God bless,

Agricola
 
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matthias:
Was this a pop quiz?
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It’s a pope quiz. 😃
Seriously though, the Pope is not the Church. The Church doesn’t stop existing just because the pope dies, and no pope has to restate all the stuff the Church taught before is still in effect because God’s laws do not change when His Church changes hands.
 
What an odd question. It implies that the pope is some sort of prison guard over the mind, and when he’s gone, why, we’re free! Free!

The other posters have answered your question. I guess I’m wondering what led you to ask such a curious (and insulting, in a subtle kind of way) in the first place?
 
I think maby he was just looking to start some conversation. He seemed to recognize a correct answer right away and didn’t seem to wanna argue. Just normal socratic questioning.
 
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Angainor:
Why or why not?

¹The period between the death or resignation of a Pope and the election of his successor, when the See of Peter is vacant, is called the Interregnum.
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One reason we can’t, is that the Christian Faith is the Faith of a society; and the society remains, even when a Pope dies; more to the point, this society is one which subsists in Christ and by His Spirit: so God does not cease to be with His Church on earth, even though all the rest of us will cease to be members of it on earth. It is God and His Grace Who is the Bond of Union between the Church on earth & in Heaven - and this bond never wears away; and this is the same God Who is the Author of our Salvation, of the Faith we profess, and of our individual lives of faith; He alone sustains all these.​

I hope that helps 😃 ##
 
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Angainor:
Why or why not?

1The period between the death or resignation of a Pope and the election of his successor, when the See of Peter is vacant, is called the Interregnum.
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YES.
When we became Catholic God did not remove our free will .
Living the Catholic Faith is purely a voluntary act of the Will, on purpose, guided by THE FAITH Jesus Christ once entrusted to the Apostles.
Whether the Pope dies, takes a nap, or goes on vacation…(Jesus was once asleep in the Boat during a storm) 🙂

Catholics can and ofted do… leave the faith, come back, etc.
But THE FAITH never goes away.
There are other things we may believe if we want to but we know that Jesus set in place **ONE FAITH, ONE BODY, ONE HOPE **Given to all by our calling through which we may be saved

sorta like when THE ARK carried the passengers safely through THE FLOOD regardless of what Noah was doing. 😃

No matter where our Papa is, no matter where I am, The Holy Spirit guides us both through The Faith, The Catechism, the magisterium our obeying to ONE ACCORD.
along The New Living Path.

God, bless all the Catholics,
The Catholic “wanna-bees”, and
The Catholic “don’t-wanna-bees”

gusano
 
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gusano:
YES.
When we became Catholic God did not remove our free will .
Living the Catholic Faith is purely a voluntary act of the Will, on purpose, guided by THE FAITH Jesus Christ once entrusted to the Apostles.
Whether the Pope dies, takes a nap, or goes on vacation…(Jesus was once asleep in the Boat during a storm) 🙂

Catholics can and ofted do… leave the faith, come back, etc.
But THE FAITH never goes away.
There are other things we may believe if we want to but we know that Jesus set in place **ONE FAITH, ONE BODY, ONE HOPE **Given to all by our calling through which we may be saved

sorta like when THE ARK carried the passengers safely through THE FLOOD regardless of what Noah was doing. 😃

No matter where our Papa is, no matter where I am, The Holy Spirit guides us both through The Faith, The Catechism, the magisterium our obeying to ONE ACCORD.
along The New Living Path.

God, bless all the Catholics,
The Catholic “wanna-bees”, and
The Catholic “don’t-wanna-bees”

gusano
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Doesn’t your response really mean that “Yes, people can believe what they want, but no, people can’t believe just anything and remain Catholic?”

My answer to the question would be an emphatic “No,” since the questioner asked specifically if Catholics could believe whatever they wanted. No, Catholics cannot - neither during and interregnum or any other time. To be Catholic means to hold to the deposit of faith.
 
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Sherlock:
What an odd question. It implies that the pope is some sort of prison guard over the mind, and when he’s gone, why, we’re free! Free!

The other posters have answered your question. I guess I’m wondering what led you to ask such a curious (and insulting, in a subtle kind of way) in the first place?
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If the question is insulting it may be because the original question of “Can a…” should be obvious to anyone, Catholic or not. I agree, however it is the “Why or why not?” question that isn’t obvious (at least to me).

I wouldn’t use the term “prison guard”, but yes, it is my understanding that the Pope is the authority on what Catholics need to believe.

Because you are not “free!” during the time between Popes, it would seem that authority still exists somewhere during that time, even if there doesn’t happen to be a man you can go ask to authoritatively answer any question you have.

I am trying to figure out exactly where authority exists when Peter’s chair is empty, and, why can’t authority always exist there?
 
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Angainor:
Why or why not?

¹The period between the death or resignation of a Pope and the election of his successor, when the See of Peter is vacant, is called the Interregnum.
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Yes. A Catholic can believe whatever he wants during the interregnum because a Catholic holds the doctrines of the faith deeply embedded in his heart and mind. Therefore, since doctrine does not change while the chair of Peter is vacant, for Catholics, believing “any thing they want” is believing the Catholic faith in its fullness.
 
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Sherlock:
What an odd question. It implies that the pope is some sort of prison guard over the mind, and when he’s gone, why, we’re free! Free!

The other posters have answered your question. I guess I’m wondering what led you to ask such a curious (and insulting, in a subtle kind of way) in the first place?
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It looks like someone has been taking The Onion too seriously.

Papal Election Brings End To Worldwide Unsupervised-Catholic Sin Binge

April 20, 2005

VATICAN CITY—In the interim between Pope John Paul II’s death and the election of his replacement, unsupervised Catholics seized the opportunity to sin without fear of reprisal, sources confirmed Tuesday.

“For two weeks, it was like Mardi Gras all over again,” said Bryan Cousivert, a Catholic from Arizona. “People were drinking, cursing, and engaging in premarital or even extramarital sex. More importantly, everyone was being totally open about it. No one was worried about doing any penance at all!”

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Oooh, I have a question along the same lines…

If a protestant wants to read a book of the bible other than the book of Romans, does he take a lot of pressure not to do it from his peers?

MY question displays the exact same level of insight into other people’s faith as the OP’s.

The question is an insult.
 
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Angainor:
I am trying to figure out exactly where authority exists when Peter’s chair is empty, and, why can’t authority always exist there?
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During an interregnum, authority rests with the magisterium, consisting of all the bishops of the Church.

The local bishop is, after all, the normal protector of the Faith in everyday life. Catholics don’t wake up each morning asking, “what has the pope said about faith and morals today?”

They don’t, because they already know what the Church teaches, through it’s 2000 year history of passing on the Faith.

(And for the same reason, Catholics don’t normally have to even look to their bishop for guidance in the ordinary course of their lives, since the teaching has been constant.)

In the end, the job of the Pope, the bishops, and the magisterium, is not to estabilsh the Faith, or the rules of morality and belief, but to faithfully hand on what was handed down to them, from Christ to the Apostles, to the bishops, through the ages.
 
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forthright:
Doesn’t your response really mean that “Yes, people can believe what they want, but no, people can’t believe just anything and remain Catholic?”

My answer to the question would be an emphatic “No,” since the questioner asked specifically if Catholics could believe whatever they wanted. No, Catholics cannot - neither during and interregnum or any other time. To be Catholic means to hold to the deposit of faith.
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What I meant was that Jesus said;
"Seek First the Kingdom of God and his Righteousness and he will give you everything else you need."…
He did not say "Seek only the Kimgdom of God…"

I am free to make THE MESSAGE of the Apostles, the fullness of Catholicism my No.1 priority and also BELIEVE and persue a career as an Artist, Good health and Nutrition, Science, Judo, etc. I am free to learn and compare what other Religions believe and borrow from them what is good, while still holding loyally to all the Teachings Christ deposited in The Catholic Church.
I have come from a personal faith that is wishy-washy to ON FIRE through the time-span of (6) Popes. and the more I learn, the More Freedom I find.
Is the Catholic Faith VOLUNTARY…? or NOT ?

The Peace of Christ to you,

gusano
 
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Maranatha:
It looks like someone has been taking The Onion too seriously.

Papal Election Brings End To Worldwide Unsupervised-Catholic Sin Binge

April 20, 2005

VATICAN CITY—In the interim between Pope John Paul II’s death and the election of his replacement, unsupervised Catholics seized the opportunity to sin without fear of reprisal, sources confirmed Tuesday.

“For two weeks, it was like Mardi Gras all over again,” said Bryan Cousivert, a Catholic from Arizona. “People were drinking, cursing, and engaging in premarital or even extramarital sex. More importantly, everyone was being totally open about it. No one was worried about doing any penance at all!”

more
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Were these Catholics ?
 
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