Councils and the Pope

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I do not have much information about this.

Can “councils” or “synods” (whatever they mean) take place without a pope?

If they do take place with a pope being present, does it mean that all of the council documents are infallible?
 
WesleyF said:
I do not have much information about this.

Can “councils” or “synods” (whatever they mean) take place without a pope?
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Yes. But the Pope must ratify any decision reached by that council for it to be declared to the whole church and ACCEPTED by Her.

The alternative is that he may REJECT the decisions reached by that council / synod.
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If they do take place with a pope being present, does it mean that all of the council documents are infallible?
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No. Only the conclusion ACCEPTED by the Pope and declared for the whole universal Church is the infallible part.

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No. Only the conclusion ACCEPTED by the Pope and declared for the whole universal Church is the infallible part.
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add…if it is “infallible”…many documents from councils are not “infallible”. Though that does not mean that they are optional 🙂
 
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