Someone might be able to find that somewhere, but I should point out the if such a list exists, it is probably considerably longer than most might think, and the check each item for inclusion on the list (to demonstrate for oneself that a particular statement is indeed infallible), might be somewhat harder than most might think.
tiphat:: The American Catholic)As I remember it, the doctrine of Papal Infallability, for matters of Faith, was announced in the 19th century; and has been used twice. The first time was for the Immaculate Conception, and the second time for the Assumption.
Although some believe those to be the only two cases, the article referenced above by MG1S has a very well-written and clear explanation about the use of Papal Infallibility throughout the history of the Church, and cleared up several misconceptions I had as well!
I found a list, but I am not 100% certain about its accuracy, even though it’s supposed to be a Catholic apologetics page.Someone might be able to find that somewhere, but I should point out the if such a list exists, it is probably considerably longer than most might think, and the check each item for inclusion on the list (to demonstrate for oneself that a particular statement is indeed infallible), might be somewhat harder than most might think.
Some very good (and recent) commentary on infallibility: The Infallibility of the Pope and the Magisterium.
Again, I cannot vouch for the actual number, but I agree it is most certainly higher than only two (the Marian dogmas referenced above).
But these are for executive orders created or amended between 1945 and 1989, a mere 54 years of our nation’s 234 year history (although I’ll give you 221 because Washington wasn’t elected President under the Constitution until 1789). Not to mention that once America was formed, we were not persecuted/oppressed and had to act in secrecy or risk public execution.