The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-01-22

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states that the Pope possesses the
same infallibility which. the Church
has. The Pope is endowed with infal-
libility in. his own person as teacher
of the universal Church, possessing
full independent infallibilty. The
other Apostles could only share infal
libility in communion with Peter. The
Pope alone is the infallible teacher
of the Church ex cathedra. Every
other Bishop is individually fallible,
but the entire episcopal body acting
Jointly in teaching with the Pope, the
Christ-appoipted head, .partakes OF his
infalhbility. The infallibility of the
Church descends from Peter to the
brethren Peter is the one supreme
and infallible rule of faith. Peter
alone and his actual successor, the
Roman Pontiff, the Bishop united with
Peter, is the infallible interpreter OF
Divine relevation, Christ Jesus being
at all times the real and essential
source of this infallibility. The posi-
tien Of Peter and his successors in
the Church, is similar to that of Christ,
but dependent on Christ Feed NY
lambs, Feed My. sheep is an office
Christ conferred upon Peter alone.
Infallibility is conferred on the Pope
to teach men with authority the ever.
lasting and unchanging truths of sal.
walton, because he is the representa-
tive of Christ Jesus, Truth itself
fChrist's other self in Office, and also
because he is the mouthpiece of the
Church. Of the Living God and the or
gan of the Holy Ghost. The person
al infallibility of the successor Of Pc
/ ter is the belief of the entire Church
Over three-hundred millions of men
though divided by race, color, climate
form Of government and natural char
acteristics, recognize the Pope as in
lfallible when teaching the whole
/ Church in faith and morals. The mem
bers of an infallibIe Church must have
/ one infallible in teaching, on whom
/ they can depend with entire conf
dence, supreme tribunal, the source
and center of teaching, namely the
Supreme Pentiff, the DiVinely appoint
led interpreter OF revelation, the Gus
itodian of the sacred deposit of faith
and the teacher of the children o
4 God. Had the Church not believed II
| Papal infallibility, would it have beet
q submitted to this belief for nearly two
thousand years?
/ Divine Assistance sof the Holy Ghost
i Papa1 infallibihty rests upon ths
i special Divine assistance and ABIDING
presence of the Holy Ghost promisee
by Christ in these words, the Spiri
of truth will teach you the truth
Papal ilifalhbility Is, therefore, based
on the Instability Of the Holy Ghost
| whose hailowed indwelling in thu
| Church is the secret of the doctrina
infallibility and the responsibility fol
her teaching. The perpetuity Of thu
indwelling Of the Holy Ghost in thu
Il Church is an evident reality guaran
| teed by the words of Christ 4 vii
/ ask the Father and He shall give yo,
another Paraclete that He may re
main with you forever. John Al
II6) Unless mortals, therefore
would dare call Christ's promises
Il falsehoods, the Holy Ghost safeguard
1.-THE truths of the Church through thu
Chair Of Peter the Holy Ghost
animates and WHITES the who'll
lChurch, THE Paraclete, the Hol!
lGhost, whom the Father will send II
my name. He viii teach you all thing
. and bring all things to your mins
whatsoever / shall have said 10 YOU