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Monday 22 July 2013

The "infallibility" of the Pope: What is it, and when was enacted

Translated from the original by Costas Balomenos
           

Pope Pius I, who adopted the infallible

T
he bishop of Rome, known today as Pope (= father) always enjoyed special appreciation to the Church because he was bishop of the capital of the Roman Empire, but also because - according to tradition - there martyred the two top apostles, Peter and Paul. Indeed, was destined to acquire of great importance and value, since it was the sole support for the residents of the West, when the barbarian tribes of the Vandals, in 476 AD, catalyzed the Western Roman Empire, spreading the terror and panic...