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To: E who wrote (14183)6/5/2002 1:21:57 PM
From: jttmab  Respond to of 21057
 
So any change of mind or doctrine can be retroactively explained by an assertion that Well, they thought it was authentic but it wasn't, we've now decided, so now what's infallible is this.

If I understand correctly.I should think they'd have trouble selling that, but what do I know.


This is scary...I wasn't sure at first, whether you were talking about the RC Church or the Bush Administration [see Message 17558441]. Had to check that. <s>

Back to the Church, they don't much talk the low level details on infallibility in the Sunday sermons. Just do what the Pope and Bishops tell you and drop a check in the basket. See you in heaven.

In defense of the Church, they are pretty consistent and they do limit what is exactly infallible doctrine. The phrasing does allow them the 'out' of when you have a heretic like Luther [no offense to Lutherans] the Pope can claim that he wasn't speaking infallibly with his heresy.

jttmab