Infallibility I & II. (papal infallibility)(Cover Story) From: Commonweal | Date: January 26, 1996| Author: | COPYRIGHT 1996 Commonweal Foundation. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

The Catholic Doctrine of infallibility, which was promulgated after the First Vatican Council in 1870, pertains not to the person of the pope, but to the Church. A careful examination of the 'Pastor aeternus' document sheds light on the formalities a pope must observe to produce infallible doctrine.

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