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9. They are human and can err. But almost all of the 267 pope's in Jesus's 2,000 year old church hold to the Gospel

Reply to LudwigPastorius (Reply #6)

Tue May 26, 2026, 10:17 AM

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as the Vicars of Christ, that all humans as made and loved by God.

The pope of the Catholic (meaning "universal" ) Church has always been the apostolic successor to Saint Peter, to whom primacy was conferred by Jesus, who gave Peter the Keys of Heaven and the powers of "binding and loosing" sins, naming Peter as the "rock" upon which the Church would be built. And so the Church's birthday (the first Christ-ian church) was 50 days after Jesus's resurrection.

And so his Church has been growing for 2,000 years, across six continents. Just clarifying, is all.

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Pope Leo XIV makes historic apology for Holy See's own role in legitimizing slavery [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Monday OP

Pope Leo is going to make a major impact, given he is not afraid to speak truth... hlthe2b Monday #1

Love this man Clouds Passing Monday #2

Having to apologize for a centuries-long oopsie kind of puts a big crack in that whole "papal infallibility" thing. LudwigPastorius Monday #3

Big Nope. Infallibility refers to statements made Ex Cathedra. NO pope has ever spoken ex cathedra to declare slavery ancianita Monday #4

So, popes (say Nick V, for instance) can be fallible, as long as their directives aren't "official". LudwigPastorius Yesterday #6

They are human and can err. But almost all of the 267 pope's in Jesus's 2,000 year old church hold to the Gospel ancianita Yesterday #9

It's a shame that that this gesture has gotten lost and drowned out in all the absurd news. BumRushDaShow Monday #5

Well, not totally drowned out. It stayed as the digital front page headline of the New York Times yesterday. ancianita Yesterday #7

Not that many still have a NYT sub BumRushDaShow Yesterday #8

Around 15 million digital subscribers by the end of next year. ancianita Yesterday #10

But as you might have noticed BumRushDaShow Yesterday #11

Of course the audience might include all who are neutral, or of all other faiths. The encyclical is to people of ancianita Yesterday #12

I agree on the intent and appreciate Pope Leo going farther than even Francis on advocacy BumRushDaShow Yesterday #13

Well, he's starting from a divine place that moves toward peace on Earth. Where and what ancianita Yesterday #15

There will always be the battle BumRushDaShow Yesterday #16

Yes, agree. You're foundational in posting the news; that said, the battle isn't always what it's reported to be. ancianita Yesterday #17

This afternoon and yesterday was such an example of the pendulum swings BumRushDaShow Yesterday #18

Absolutely important battles to cover! ancianita Yesterday #19

Now do apologizing for forcing women to give birth at the cost of their own lives. 50 Shades Of Blue Yesterday #14