Latin terms other than Ex Cathedra

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Are there any other latin terms that describe how the Pope is speaking when he is not speaking Ex Cathedra? If there are other terms, then what do those terms mean?
 
Lumen Gentium 25:

This religious submission of mind and will must be shown in a special way to the authentic magisterium of the Roman Pontiff, even when he is not speaking ex cathedra;

In Latin:

Hoc vero religiosum voluntatis et intellectus obsequium singulari ratione praestandum est Romani Pontificis authentico magisterio etiam cum non ex cathedra loquitur;
 
Thank you.

What I meant was whether there were other terms like Ex Cathedra, which express when the Pope is stating something academically or voicing his opinions (within the context you mentioned)
 
Sonic said:
Are there any other latin terms that describe how the Pope is speaking when he is not speaking Ex Cathedra? If there are other terms, then what do those terms mean?
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Occasionally one sees the term doctor privatus, basically “private doctor / scholar.” See, e.g., here, here, here.
 
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Occasionally one sees the term doctor privatus, basically “private doctor / scholar.”
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Thank you.

I did a search on Google for doctor privatus. Is my impression that the term is somewhat controversial correct?

I’m trying to write a paper, and I was hoping the to use the Pope(s) as a good example for scholars to follow. I wanted to clarify terminology before following up with my concept.

If the term is not official (and no other such terms exist), I don’t want to use terminology that isn’t applicable to my example… let alone build an example on terms that aren’t applicable.
 
Sonic said:
Thank you.

I did a search on Google for doctor privatus. Is my impression that the term is somewhat controversial correct?

I’m trying to write a paper, and I was hoping the to use the Pope(s) as a good example for scholars to follow. I wanted to clarify terminology before following up with my concept.

If the term is not official (and no other such terms exist), I don’t want to use terminology that isn’t applicable to my example… let alone build an example on terms that aren’t applicable.
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Unfortunately, I don’t know the answers to those questions. What I showed you was about the limit of what I know. Sorry!
 
Sonic said:
Thank you.

What I meant was whether there were other terms like Ex Cathedra, which express when the Pope is stating something academically or voicing his opinions (within the context you mentioned)
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again, no.
 
Sonic said:
Are there any other latin terms that describe how the Pope is speaking when he is not speaking Ex Cathedra? If there are other terms, then what do those terms mean?
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Unless the pope declares that he is speaking Ex Cathedra or follows the formula for an Ex Cathedra pronouncement he is not speaking Ex Cathedra he is simply speaking as a Pastor.
I don’t know of any official term to describe this sorry
 
There are three ways a Pope can speak:

  1. *]Infallibly, i.e., ex cathedra
    *]Non-infallibly but still a binding teaching
    *]Non-binding opinion

    The term authentic magisterium I mentioned above applies to 2. I would guess the term doctor privatus applies to 3. Prior to 1870, there wasn’t a theological distinction between 1 and 2, so a term distinguishing 2 from 1 would be of more recent origin.
 
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