A good illustration of how papal infallibility actually works is in the comparatively recent definition of the assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. There’s a scene in Brideshead Revisited in which ...
Popes claim to have a power that no one else possesses — not kings or queens, presidents, prime ministers, or CEOs. According to the Catholic Church, Pope Francis, like his many predecessors, has the ...
This is a reaction to Bernardo M. Villegas article titled “Infallible teaching on artificial contraceptives” (Inquirer, 10/20/12). Having been a priest for over 50 years, I find it interesting to read ...
Download the MP3 audio version of this story here, or sign up for The Explainer’s free daily podcast on iTunes. Pope Benedict XVI announced on Sunday that he is “deeply sorry” for quoting a passage ...
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