| Infallable? The Pope does not sin?
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| | promised the assistance of the Holy
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| Many Protestants do not understand
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| | Spirit to his Church, and promised he
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| Catholic terminology (many Catholics
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| | would be with it forever. (John 14:8-17)
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| don't either!) Suffice to say, some of
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| | * Paul wanted complete unity among all
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| them believe that Catholics profess the
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| | believers regarding their doctrines and
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| Pope to be without sin. ImageThis idea is
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| | belief (1 Corinthians 1:10)
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| of course inconsistent with Scripture
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| | The above passages demonstate that the
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| (Romans 3:23). As such, this is certainly
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| | Holy Spirit never lies, and as such, the
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| not the position of the Catholic Church.
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| | Catholic Church, when invoking the
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| Infallibility refers to his teaching, not
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| | assistance of the Holy Spirit, speaks
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| his conduct. Infallibility does not mean
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| | without error. This is the ultimate
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| impecability.
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| | meaning of infalliblity.
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| Simply put, the Catholic term
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| | Sometimes Scripture is not Enough for
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| "infallability" refers only to the
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| | Protestants.
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| official teachings of the Pope when the
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| | Non-Catholics may debate the
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| following conditions are met:
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| | interpretations of the above verses. You
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| * he is teaching to the universal Church
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| | may be prepared to answer their objects
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| * it is an issue regarding faith and
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| | verse by verse, or you may not. The
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| morals (not merely customs and
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| | following is a line of logic for the
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| discipline)
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| | absolute "need" for Papal authority:
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| * he specifically intends to profess such
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| | In the United States we have a master
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| a teaching
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| | document that guides much of our lives:
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| The personal opinion of the Pope about
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| | the Constitution. For Christians, they
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| the Middle Eastern conflict, while
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| | have a master document as well: the
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| perhaps valuable for all mankind to
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| | Bible.
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| consider, would not fall under the
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| | The Founding Fathers of the United States
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| doctrine of infallability. Nor would his
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| | realized that if everyone were able to
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| hope for a certain soccer team to win the
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| | interpret the Constitution as they saw
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| World Cup. Finally, it should be noted
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| | fit, that there would complete chaos and
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| that the use of this ultimate authority
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| | anarchy. As a result, they instituted an
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| is very rare, having taken place only a
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| | ultimate authority, the Supreme Court, to
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| few times in history.
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| | interpret the Constitution for us.
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| Where is it in the Bible?
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| | In a similar way, the Founding Father of
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| Simply communicating, with charity, to
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| | Christianity realized that if people were
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| Protestants what Catholics actually
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| | able to interpret the Scriptures on their
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| believe about the Pope and his authority,
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| | own, that complete anarchy and division
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| is the first step in discussing this
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| | would persist within Christianity. As
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| topic. The next step is to demonstrate
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| | such, he instituted an ultimate
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| from Scripture that the Catholic position
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| | authority, the Catholic Church, to
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| is in fact the position taught within its
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| | interpret the Bible for us.
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| pages.
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| | Protestantism has demonstrated Scripture
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| * First, Christ appointed the first Pope,
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| | to be true. This is why they have over
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| Peter. (Matthew 16:18)
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| | 30,000 denominations and divisons. This
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| * Christ gave specific authority to
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| | division is counter biblical. According
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| Peter, alone. (Matthew 16:19)
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| | to Scripture, unity and truth are lost
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| * Peter confirms the Catholic
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| | when individuals take it upon themselves
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| interpretation of Matthew 16:18-19 when
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| | to privately interpret Scripture. They do
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| he exercised authority during one of the
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| | this, according to the Bible, "to their
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| earliest disputes mentioned in Scripture.
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| | own destruction." (2nd. Peter 3:15-18)
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| (Acts 15)
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| | Fortunately for the majority of
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| * Peter was often mentioned first when
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| | Christians in the world --- who happen to
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| the other Apostles were named. In other
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| | be Catholic --- they have the successor
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| cases, Scripture just names Peter, and
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| | of Peter, to whom the assistance of the
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| then mentions the others who "were with
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| | Holy Spirit was guaranteed, to guide them
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| him". (Matt. 10:1-4, Mark 3:16-19, Luke
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| | on issues of Scripture interpretation,
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| 6:14-16, Acts 1:13 Luke 9:32)
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| | faith and morals. And following his
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| * Peter was so important to the early
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| | guidance is something in keeping with the
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| believers that even Peter's shadow
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| | Bible, which they do to their own
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| brought about miraculous healings. (Acts
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| | benefit. Indeed, the infallibility of the
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| 5:15)
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| | Pope does make the Catholic Church a
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| * As the leader of the Church founded by
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| | Church with a lifetime guarantee.
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| Christ (Matthew 16:18-19), Christ
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