(February 29, 2016 at 12:13 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote:(February 29, 2016 at 12:04 pm)God of Mr. Hanky Wrote: Being that the church isn't one individual's opinion, and even the popes get replaced when they die, then how can you call that source of morality "objective"? You know papal opinions change your doctrines, therefore how can you possibly regard any papal opinion as an objective and perfect source of morality? You surely can't call that "eternal"!
Actually, papal opinions don't change doctrines. Papal infallibility only applies when a pope makes an official infallible pronouncement. This is a huge deal and has only happened like 2 times in Church history. It's not like every opinion the pope has about something becomes doctrinal teaching.
So Pope Leo bullied Galileo with threats of torture over an opinion, when his reports which falsified geocentrism did not even violate his church doctrine? Somehow that papal power looks more than it should be IMHO.
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