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How does the council of Jerusalem illustrate the infallibility of the church?
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The answer is it doesn't illustrate infallibility at all. The church as a whole has never taught that it was infallible, that is impossible to be in error. If you look at the acts of the apostles you can see that St Paul thought Peter was wrong, and there is a story of him being corrected in his attitude to gentile christians. So if St Peter could be wrong it follows that any christian leader can be wrong. The idea of papal infallibility is a very recent idea that came about only in the nineteenth century and was adopted to cover certain teachings of the Roman Catholic church. No other church accepts it as a plausible doctrine and it is questioned by some of the catholic church's most renowned teachers. See for instance Hans Kung's book Infallible.
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Where was the council of Jerusalem?
The Council of Jerusalem was the Church Council held at Jerusalem.
Where was the Council of Jerusalem held?
The Council of Jerusalem was the Church Council held at Jerusalem.
Was the Council of Jerusalem the first great council of the catholic church?
It depends on whether you count the Council of Jerusalem or not. The Council of Jerusalem, in the book of Acts, was the first great Council of the Church, the next 21 are listed at the link below, starting with the Council of Nicea.
What was the first great council of the Catholic Church?
It depends on whether you count the Council of Jerusalem or not. The Council of Jerusalem, in the book of Acts, was the first great Council of the Church, the next 21 are listed at the link below, starting with the Council of Nicea.
Does Orthodox Church believe in papal infallibility?
i am orthodox and personally i have never heard of this papal infallibility been used in the church or dogmata.
What is it called when church leaders hold a meeting to make decisions about Gentile converts?
council of Jerusalem
What is meant by the gift of infallibility given to the Church?
Excerpt from "The Catholic Catechism" by John A.Hardon, S.J. :It is a dogma divinely revealed: that the Roman Pontiff when he speaks ex cathedra, that is , when acting in the office of shephard and teacher of all Christians, he defines, by virtue of his supreme apostolic authority, doctrine concerning faith and morals to be held by the universal Church, possesses through the divine assistance promised him in the person of St. Peter, the infallibility with which the divine Redeemer willed His Church to be endowed in defining doctrine concerning faith or morals; and that such definitions are therefore irreformable of themselves, and not from the consent of the Church. If this still isn't clear to you, just consult the "Catechism of the Catholic Church". It answers any questions you might have.AnswerThe First Vatican Council taught and declared that the pope is infallible. It is also a necessary, if unstated, assumption that the First Vatican Council was also infallible and, by inference, possibly all other councils of bishops. Bishop Geoffrey Robinson (Confronting Power and Sex in the Catholic Church) asks how a council can infallibly declare the infallibility of the pope unless we assume in advance that the council was itself infallible. In the absence of infallibility on the part of the First Vatican Council, the pronouncement of papal infallibility in Pastor Aeternalis is no more than an opinion.
What is a good example of a sentence with the word infallibility?
Devout Catholics tend to believe in the infallibility of the Pope. Papal infallibility in Church teaching is similar to a "Circular Reference" in a spreadsheet.
What was the outcome of the First Vatican Council?
A:The First Vatican Council of 1869-70 decided, against the wishes of the liberal minority, to declare papal infallibility to be a tenet of the Catholic faith. The definition of papal infallibility which was eventually agreed circumscribed the Pope's powers, sharply distinguishing infallibility from inerrancy, and limiting ex cathedra statements to those concerned with faith and morals.A small number of Swiss, Dutch and German Catholics felt strongly enough about the outcome of the council to break away from the Catholic Church and join together in a body known as the 'Old Catholics'.
What is Counciliarism?
Conciliarism was a reform movement in the 14th-16th-century Catholic Church which held that supreme authority in the Church resided with an Ecumenical council, apart from, or even against, the pope. The movement was largely condemned by the Catholic Church who said that ultimate authority resides in the infallibility of the Magisterium of the Church. There are some liberals in the Church who feel the Church should be more conciliar and papal power should be shared with the bishops.
What was the first Council of the Church and what did they discuss the conflict that led to the teachings that the Church is Catholic?
Actually, the first Council of the Church was the Council of Jerusalem in the book of Acts, but the Council that you are talking about is the Council of Nicaea in 325 A.D. which produced the first version of the Nicene Creed in which the Church is described as "One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic." The heresy that they were dealing with was Arianism, a heresy by the priest Arian who denied the divinity of Jesus Christ.The Church has been known as Catholic since the first century, it is first recorded in writing in St. Ignatius' Epistle to the Smyreans at the beginning of the second century. Thus the Church was known as Catholic before any conflicts that we know about outside of the Council of Jerusalem discussing whether converts had to be Jewish before they could become Christian.
When was Jerusalem's Church created?
Jerusalem's Church was created in 1879.
