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#10511 Explaining Papal Infallibility - Michael Lofton


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Questions Covered: 
18:40 – Since Papal infallibility wasn’t defined till Vatican 1, how was a Catholic supposed to know when he was speaking infallibly? 
21:36 – How can we explain the infallibility of the pope in a context that avoids seeing the limits as an excuse to ignore that which is not infallible? 
32:25 – My cousin and her husband have started attending an independent Catholic Church (Society of Christ the King). Can I attend church with them even though they don’t accept papal infallibility? 
36:58 – What declarations can a pope overrule from a previous pope? 
46:00 – Why not just believe everything the pope says if it’s not really going to affect my life? 
50:20 – I know the teachings on contraception were clarified by Pope John Paul II, I was told that Pope Francis overturned that teaching. Can he do that and is that true? 
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