Non-Infallible Catholic Teachings (Teaching Authority in the Catholic Church Episode 8)
Reading Time: 9 minutes “The second big debate surrounding infallibly taught doctrine is about moral issues that Jesus didn’t directly teach about and instead rely more on ethical systems derived from reason alone. Take contraception, for example. Where does Jesus say that contraception cannot be used by couples? Remember how I mentioned natural law earlier in this episode? Well, given how sparse or arguably even non-existent Christ’s teachings are about contraception, a vast majority of arguments against their use
Infallible Teachings in the Catholic Church (Teaching Authority in the Catholic Church Episode 7)
Reading Time: 5 minutes “Obviously, a pope speaking on an airplane is very different than every bishop in the world agreeing about something. And bishops all agreeing that Jesus
The Authority of Popes (Teaching Authority in the Catholic Church Episode 6)
Reading Time: 7 minutes By Will Deatherage, Executive Director Time after time, throughout the earliest ecumenical councils, Rome’s position won out, even though Rome was hardly a political powerhouse
The Infallible Authority of Bishops (Teaching Authority in the Catholic Church Episode 5)
Reading Time: 9 minutes “Remember that Jesus promised indefectibility to the Church as a community; it doesn’t reside in one individual person, though there is one very notable exception
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Vatican II and Divine Mercy: Why I Appreciate Pope Francis’s Decision on the Latin Mass
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Expansion of the Early Church
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Totus Christus and Augustine’s Hermeneutical Center
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