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papal infallibility

Noun

Meaning

belief of the Roman Catholic Church that God protects the pope from error when he speaks about faith or morality

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mass catholicism eucharist Catholic Church papal Holy See Immaculate Conception Assumption of Mary catholic terms papal control popeism papal doctrine papal dogma papal authority papal dominion
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infallibility

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According to McBrien, the majority of the bishops were not so much interested in a formal definition of papal infallibility as they were in strengthening papal authority and, because of this, were willing to accept the agenda of the infallibilists. Source: Internet

The churches of Germany, Austria, Bohemia, and Switzerland created the UU after Vatican I (1871) over the Roman Catholic dogma of papal infallibility. Source: Internet

They saw the Catholic Church as a powerful force of reaction and anti-modernity, especially after the proclamation of papal infallibility in 1870, and the tightening control of the Vatican over the local bishops. Source: Internet

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papal edict papal governance papal hegemony papal influence papal jurisdiction papal leadership