Papal Infallibility
Channel: Father Paddy Walsh
Date: 2018-08-15

If papal infallibility meant that “the pope is perfect,” it would be an embarrassing and entirely unacceptable claim: only God is perfect.  “Papal infallibility” is a technical, theological term used to explain a fairly straightforward reality. It means that on specific matters and under very precise conditions, it is impossible for the pope to teach falsely.