papal infallibility

English

Noun

papal infallibility (uncountable)

1. (Roman Catholicism) The concept that the Pope, under certain circumstance (when making a statement on faith or morals, etc.) is protected by the Holy Spirit from being able to make a mistake.
   • 2009, Mark E. Powell, Papal Infallibility: A Protestant Evaluation of an Ecumenical Issue, Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing, →ISBN, page 20:

     Before examining specific interpretations of papal infallibility, we will first give a general introduction to the doctrine. This chapter begins with an overview of the pontificate of Pius IX and the historical setting of Vatican I. This overview is ...

Translations

Catholic concept of an infallible Pope

• German: (päpstliche) Unfehlbarkeit f
• Polish: nieomylność papieża f, nieomylność papieska f
• Portuguese: infalibilidade papal f

See also

• papal infallibility on Wikipedia.Wikipedia