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- From: kambic@iccgcc.decnet.ab.com (Bonus, Iniquus, Celer - Delegitus Duo)
- Newsgroups: sci.skeptic
- Subject: Re: Will the -REAL- Christians please stand up? Was: What did Judas be
- Message-ID: <1993Jan14.165032.9583@iccgcc.decnet.ab.com>
- Date: 14 Jan 93 16:50:32 EST
- References: <1993Jan4.022547.24574@cs.unca.edu> <93004.025143U16244@uicvm.uic.edu> <RICE.93Jan5114333@HPP.stanford.edu>
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- In article <RICE.93Jan5114333@HPP.stanford.edu>, rice@sumex-aim.Stanford.EDU (James Rice) writes:
- > <1993Jan5.002733.5359@cs.unca.edu> <C0D77L.7tH@ecf.toronto.edu>
- > NNTP-Posting-Host: hpp.stanford.edu
- > In-reply-to: vanweer@ecf.toronto.edu's message of Tue, 5 Jan 1993 04:59:45 GMT
- > Yes, papal infalibility is an official dogma (axiom of
- > faith) of the catholic church. This was proclaimed in
- > 1870 by Pius (!) IX.
- >
- > Rice - no wonder Catholics all seem to feel so guilty
- > about not believing all that they are told they should.
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- I've been kind of staying out of this, but FWTW....
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- Infallibility of the pope is only believed to be in evidence when he speaks,
- "ex cathera" (from the church?). I believe that happens very seldom. A papal
- bull is essentially one man's opinion. Ordinary fallibility reigns at all
- other times.
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- George Kambic
- standard disclaimer
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