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Is the Catechism of the Council of Trent infallible?
The only thing that we know of that is defined as infallible is the Pope, he is infallible (preserved from error) when teaching to the entire Church on matters of faith and morals. In this light, the Catechism of the Council of Trent would indeed be considered infallible as it was the teaching of several Popes. However, it is not considered inerrant in the way the Bible is.
Will Pope Benedict XVI still be infallible?
Benedict will no longer be in a position to be teaching ex cathedra about faith and morals so will not be speaking infallibly.
What is the word for the pope not being able to make mistakes when he is talking about matters of faith and morals?
Infallible is the word to describe when a pope speaks ex cathedra in matters of faith and morals.
What is the connection between magisterium and infallible?
Magisterium is the authority of the Catholic church to teach the faith; it is defined as "The Church's teaching authority, vested in the bishops, as successors of the Apostles, under the Roman Pontiff, as successor of St. Peter. Also, personally, vested in the Pope, as Vicar of Christ and visible head of the Catholic Church. Infallibility means freedom from error in teaching the universal Church in matters of faith or morals. This is a very strict, limited power that is granted to the Pope, and to all those Bishops who are teaching in accord with him. The connection is that the Magisterium is headed by the Pope, and that he is infallible in teaching on matters of faith and morals - which is the proper teaching of the Church - the Magisterium.
What do Roman Catholics mean when they say the pope is infallible?
This means that the Pope, when creating a teaching of the Catholic Church, can never be wrong. This only applys when the pope speaks ex cathedra and only on matters of faith and morals.
Is the Pope infallible and therefore an equal to Jesus?
The Pope is only infallible when he speaks ex cathedra on matters of faith and morals.
According to the Catholic Church what are the four conditions for the pope to speak infallibility?
When the Pope (1) intends to teach (2) by virtue of his supreme authority (3) on a matter of faith and morals (4) to the whole Church, he is preserved by the Holy Spirit from error. His teaching act is therefore called "infallible" and the teaching which he articulates is termed "irreformable".
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.
Are the Pope's tweets infallible?
Infallibility only comes into play when a pope is teaching faith and morals and the pope would so declare it as such. Informal Twitter tweets would probably not meet this criteria unless the Pope would tweet some matter of doctrine, which is unlikely.
What has the author Alexandre Vessiot written?
Alexandre Vessiot has written: 'Instruction in morals and civil government ...' -- subject(s): Study and teaching. 'Instruction in morals and civil government ...' -- subject(s): Study and teaching.
Why must Catholics heed its teaching in the areas of faith and morals?
Roman Catholic AnswerBecause all of the teachings of the Catholic Church in the areas of faith and morals infallibly reflect the teaching of God on those matters.
Why do some people think that the church gives infallible guidance when making moral decisions?
A:Infallibility is a claim that only the Catholic Church makes. During the Middle Ages, it decided that it should regard decisions made by Ecumenical Councils as infallible. Then, in 1870, the first Vatican Council decided, at the request of Pope Pius IX, that the pope is infallible when speaking ex cathedra on matters of faith and morals. This, of course, requires that the Council was infallible in making that decision. Some recent quasi-official opinions have told us that when popes constantly repeat the same teaching, there is a point at which this repeated teaching becomes infallible. Bishop Geofrey Robinson (Confronting Power and Sex in the Catholic Church) says that one problem with this is that through its many discontinuities for the sake of a greater continuity with the Great Tradition, the Second Vatican Council set aside many things that had been consistently taught for more than a thousand years and would by this criterion have been infallible. Another opinion holds that when the pope canonises a saint, he does so infallibly, but Robinson says this can never be truly infallible, since the pope is relying on information and advice, both of which are not infallible.Ultimately, people think that the Church gives infallible guidance because the Church itself says that it gives infallible guidance.
