which is not a sacrament
His office as the Successor of Peter.
This is similar to what the user before posted
I think you need to research the way the Pope is “infallible”. If you mean that everything he says is dogma and needs to be believed, you are mistaken. The Pope’s infallibility depends on a number of things and can only be declared under certain circumstances. He’s not infallible in the way Jesus was infallible.
Good question. The Pope is always a Bishop, and all Bishops, by virtue of receiving the Sacrament of Ordination to the highest degree, the episcopal degree, are able to participate in the Magisterium. His promotion to the position of leader of the Bishops allows him to exercise the Magisterium in a special way, under papal infallibility. But he began to be able to exercise the Magisterium, and even to participate in exercising the infallible Magisterium, as a Bishop at his ordination.
You may also need to look at the link of the Holy Spirit to the Church.
From what I understand of Catholic theology it had to be tied to a sacrament.
Neither is coming to faith a Sacrament, but it calls down Heavenly graces nevertheless. It is how we are saved. Jesus promised the Holy Spirit, Who arrived at Pentecost, to His Apostles. Peter was established by Christ as chief among the Apostles, and so he, and his successors as the Bishop of Rome, are protected from error by the leading of the Holy Spirit. You do realize the limitations of infallibility, right?
Why not ask Father Serpa in the “Ask an Apologist” thread? He makes more sense than all of us combined.
under Catholic theology
)under Catholic theology
only when the pope is speaking infallibly is he infallible (I don’t mean to make it sound so funny
The Pope is only infallible when speaking Ex Cathedra. He must speak definitively in proclaiming a doctrine of faith or morals and have the clear manifest intention of binding such a teaching on the entire Church universally. If these conditions are not met, then it is not infallible. But, just because he might preach non-infallibly while exercising his office does not mean we are free to discard everything or anything he says in a non-Ex Cathedra fashion while expressed in his office. We must still abide by it religiously until it be corrected by the Church. Also, he might still speak infallible truths while not doing so Ex Cathedra. When he speaks in an informal setting as a mere private individual (e.g. as you and I are speaking right now) and not in virtue of his office, then we are not obliged to follow it since it would be opinion, though his opinion carries more credibility and weight because of his expertise in matters of theology.
If a non-bishop (or an unordained person) is elected Pope, he is ordained at the time of his installation.
The authority to teach is given to the Apostles and their successors. Peter and his successors may speak as their head. That’s all.
No. The Sacraments are vehicles of grace, not conferring of authority. Authority resides in the office. Grace is given to the person. (Matt. 23:2-3)
It seems that you are separating Deacon Priest Bishop into separate sacraments but they are all one sacrament. They are all Holy Orders. Being Pope is not separate from being a Bishop. Pope means being ordained the Bishop of Rome. So your whole premise is wrong.