Tag Archives: Papal Infallibility

Bishop Edwin's Interview with InfoCatólica

A few days ago, Bruno Moreno of the Spanish-language online newspaper InfoCatólica submitted an interview request in the form of a comment on Bishop Barnes' post First Things First asking for him or another contributor from The Anglo-Catholic to share … Continue reading

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Solid Rock or Stumbling Block?

Fr. Samuel Edwards, SSM, Vicar of St. Peter's Anglican Church in Waynesville, NC (a mission of the Diocese of the Eastern United States of ACA/TAC) has written to commend his latest piece, a consideration of the Petrine Ministry in the … Continue reading

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Exploring Doctrine: Papal Infallibility

There are some protestant-minded Anglicans who are showing an excessive interest in the practical details of the implementation of Anglicanorum coetibus.  In fact, a few seem to have gone off the deep end in an effort to describe the chamber … Continue reading

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The Modern Cult of the Pope

There is a blog I like to follow, run by a Catholic layman of Mexican roots living in California and highly interested in questions of folk religion and Catholicism at its most “natural”. The name of the blog is Reditus: … Continue reading

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"You expect me to believe that?"

From the Catechism of the Catholic Church: 889 In order to preserve the Church in the purity of the faith handed on by the apostles, Christ who is the Truth willed to confer on her a share in his own … Continue reading

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Some Thoughts From Newman

To add to the discussion of the doctrine of papal infallibility, here are a couple of quotes from the Venerable John Henry Newman: What I believe about the Pope, I believe, as I believe any other doctrine, – because the … Continue reading

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A Quick Note on Papal Infallibility

Here is a succinct and recent article – http://www.catholic.com/library/Papal_Infallibility.asp Keeping this as simple as possible, we find that the Pope to the Church is like a rudder to a boat. When we look at what is happening in the Anglican … Continue reading

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The Catechism of the Catholic Church, Papal Infallibility, and the TAC

Writing for the National Catholic Register, Pat Archbold addresses the issue of papal infallibility as a stumbling block to the acceptance of Anglicanorum Coetibus on the part of many Anglicans. A hermeneutic is a hard thing to shake. We all … Continue reading

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Old Catholicism and False Difficulties with Papal Authority in the Church

One occasionally comes across references to the Old Catholic Church, usually understood as the Union of Utrecht, which is an ecclesial body in communion with the Church of England since 1931 and a member of the World Council of Churches. … Continue reading

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