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the Vatican Council in 1869-1870 that proclaimed the infallibility of the pope when speaking ex cathedra
Source: WordNetCriticism Arguments Against Sedevacantism Against sedevacantism, Catholics loyal to Pope Francis advance arguments such as: *The First Vatican Council, "5. Source: Internet
O'Malley, 29 It increased toward the close, but never reached the number of the First Council of Nicaea (which had 318 members) nor of the First Vatican Council (which numbered 744). Source: Internet
More than three hundred and fifty years passed until the next ecumenical council, the First Vatican Council was convened in 1869. Source: Internet
In the conclave, the questions that the cardinals faced varied and issues discussed included church-state relations in Europe specifically with Italy, divisions in the church, and the status of the First Vatican Council. Source: Internet
These decrees were later supplemented by the First Vatican Council of 1870. Source: Internet
Today it is important to recall the insight of St. John Henry Newman at the time of the First Vatican Council (1870), that there is always a lack of historical perspective after an ecumenical council. Source: Internet