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by taclumsa on November 6th, 2006

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The pope has the right to say his teachings on morals and stuff is infallible. Can a pope deem somthing infallible, and another pope years later go against it and say that his teachings are infallible?

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  • by Fisherofman on November 6th, 2006

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    To the best of my knowledge, no. It should be noted that a pope can only do this when he is speaking "from the chair". And this has only happened a few times in the history of the catholic church.

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  • by Galeanda on May 17th, 2007

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    It's been done and lately too. Mostly hundreds of years ago. And often about things that arent' directly mentioned in the Bible so they have 'freeplay' to decide, or so they think and choose.

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  • by Twhupfold on May 17th, 2007

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    Yeah, it's happened several times, a recent example would be the ruling on the idea of "Limbo" for children who die unbaptised. For a while it has been decided (originally by some Pope) that if a child is unbaptised and dies, they go to "Limbo" which is a place not part of God, but of tranquility and happiness or something like that *shrugs*.

    Anyway, recently it was decided by Ratzinger that that's not true I think (dunno what it changed to though)

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  • by Seamus_M on June 17th, 2011

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    Pope Honorius, Bishop of Rome 625. espoused the Monophysite schism and heresy. He did this in writing at the request of the Bishop of constantinople. The Patriarch of Jerusalem, Sephronius a monk, opposed it.
    At the Council of Constantinople, much later Honorius and Sergei were denounced as heretical. The whole Council exclaimed, "Anathema to the heretic Honorius". The Conciliar decree was signed by the Papal legates and all the bishops! The Council further ordered that the particular document, it was actually a letter, be burned as hateful to the soul. Pope Leo II confirmed the decrees of the Council and later claimed that the people involved in the heresy and schism ,'have been punished with eternal condemnation.'
    This Condemnation was included in the Roman Breviary for the 28th, of June and was included for several hundred years.

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  • by dmanondrums on April 21st, 2010

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    No. Christ's words are perfect. They will never change. If any Pope has made a ruling on doctrine, guided by the Holy Spirit, it will never be changed.

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