cathedra

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church | 2000 | 274 words | Copyright

cathedra. The bishop's chair or throne in his cathedral. The phrase ‘ex cathedra’ (i.e. ‘from the throne’) is used of the pronouncements uttered by the Pope with the full weight of his office; such pronouncements are held by RCs to be infallible.

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