Infallibility Archives - Vincent Ryan Ruggiero Official website - Author https://mind-at-work.com/essays/infallibility/ Vincent Ryan Ruggiero - Author of books and essays Sat, 13 Aug 2022 14:22:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://mind-at-work.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/cropped-open-book-32x32.png Infallibility Archives - Vincent Ryan Ruggiero Official website - Author https://mind-at-work.com/essays/infallibility/ 32 32 The Befuddling Concept of Infallibility                                  https://mind-at-work.com/the-befuddling-concept-of-infallibility/ Sat, 13 Aug 2022 14:22:53 +0000 https://mind-at-work.com/?p=4987 Catholicism is the only religion that formally claims infallibility for its leaders. Infallibility is defined as being "exempt from error in judgment, knowledge, or opinion." The term derives from Medieval Latin, dates from the early fifteenth century, and was claimed for the Pope by the Church in 1870 at the first Vatican Council. It suggests [...]

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]]> Understanding Infallibility, Part 4 https://mind-at-work.com/understanding-infallibility-part-4/ Thu, 24 May 2018 16:39:06 +0000 https://mind-at-work.com/?p=2715 Part 1 discussed the origin of the doctrine of Papal Infallibility in the first Vatican Council (1869-1870). Part 2 examined the intellectual climate at that time, the theological differences, and their impact. Part 3 considered the confusion that still exists about the doctrine and Pope Francis’ agreement to “an open and impartial discussion on the [...]

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