Help with infallability & Vatican II

[jmbaris]

I had a discussion today about Vatican II today with some friends and I was suprised to hear a lot of negative and angry remarks.

I have always belived that the Pope and Councils of the Church were infallable. Am I wrong???

 

[Br.Rich_SFO]

Of course the Pope and Church Councils are always infallible when teaching on faith and morals through the Ordinary or Extraordinary magisterium.

 

[Mike_Rainville]

I would suggest reading this book for insight; the link is to a brief excerpt at EWTN:

Ralph M. McInerny. What went wrong with VATICAN II.
(Sophia Institute Press, 1998, paperback, 168 pgs)

The book does not suggest that there is anything wrong with the Council or its teachings. It does explain the source of the confusion.

Faithful Catholics could not possibly be angry about the true teachings of the Council; that would be a logical contradiction.

 

[Hananiah]

Ecumenical Councils are guaranteed the passive protection of the Holy Spirit. They cannot teach error. They can be ambiguous, easy to exploit, and in general harmful to the wellfare of the Church, however.