re: #26 SteveMcGazi

With regards to the issue of papal infallibility, the Pope is not infallible in everything he says. The infallibility thang is when the Pope settles some sort of theological or doctrinal dispute by issuing an infallible statement.

The magic words are that he is speaking “ex cathedra” and the other thing to remember is that it is a very new concept (officially only about 150 years old at Vatican One) and that several of the Popes since then have explicitly stated they do not believe in it. John XXIII for example. Thankfully the Anglican Communion broke off long before that bit of fancy came along so I don’t have to be too excited about it either way :)