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What is meant by the gift of infallibility given to the Church?
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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.
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Who is given the special gift of infallibility to protect them from error in teaching matters or faith and morals?
The Pope
Who is given the special gift of infallibility to protect them of error in teaching matters of faith and morals?
The Pope
Who is given the special gift of infallibility to protect them from error in teaching matters of faith and morals?
According to Catholic belief, the Pope is given the special gift of infallibility to protect him from error in teaching matters of faith and morals when he speaks ex cathedra, or officially from the Chair of Peter. This means that under certain conditions and with specific criteria met, the Pope is preserved from error when issuing teachings on matters of faith and morals for the whole Church to believe.
What is the gift that protects the pope from error when speaking on faith and morals?
It is not so much as a gift as a doctrine - the Doctrine of Infallibility.
What is meant by the gift of infallibility given to the Pope?
When the pope speaks ex cathedra - from the chair - on matters of faith and morals he is considered as infallible. In other words, he cannot pronounce an erroneous statement. It has been invoked only a few times in history. However, it also is an infallible statement when the pope declares a saint.
What gift do you receive through baptism?
No gifts are given by the priest or any membr of the church. The church is there only to symbolize that there is still religion in the world.
What is a special gift given by the spirit to an individual member of the church to build up the body of Christ?
grace
From whom did cassandra receive the gift of prophecy?
She was given the gift of prophecy by the god Apollo. she later betrayed him so he cursed this meant that no one believed her prophesy
What is the gift of the Holy Spirit empowering the pope with the college of bishops to teach without error on matters of faith and morals?
Infallibility
Can anyone be saved outside the church?
What church are you asking about. If you mean the Catholic Church then the answer is yes. God's gift of salvation is given to all those who believe - read John 3:16.
Are you really getting your moneys worth when it is taken from you by your church?
The money that is given within a church should be used to feed the poor. It is a gift that you give, not a subscription fee.
How is the pope infallible if he's elected?
I see no connection between infallibility and the election of a pope. The pope rarely speaks infallibly and has only done so but a few times in the history of the Church and only when he is speaking of matters of faith and morals. Infallibility is a gift from God that comes with the office of Pope. When Jesus told Peter, 'whatever you fix on earth will be fixed also in heaven and whatever you loose on earth shall be also loosed in heaven.' he was telling Peter that he needed to rule the Church and that he, Jesus, would back him up in his decisions.
