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Class Of 2018 Incoming Il Law Students, St. Mary's University School Of Law, St. Mary's University School Of Law
Class Of 2018 Incoming Il Law Students, St. Mary's University School Of Law, St. Mary's University School Of Law
Incoming 1L Photos (Facebooks)
Photographs of incoming law students for the St. Mary’s University School of Law, class of 2018
If The Pope Is Infallible, Why Does He Need Lawyers?, Bill Piatt
If The Pope Is Infallible, Why Does He Need Lawyers?, Bill Piatt
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One of the most widely misunderstood teachings of the Catholic Church involves the doctrine of papal infallibility. As a theological matter, papal infallibility is quite narrow. However, the widespread misconception that all Catholics must believe their Pope cannot make mistakes helped create resentment against Catholics for centuries, which has taken the form of physical attacks, political exclusion, and virulent anti-Catholic propaganda.
While the Catholic Church is no longer under direct physical attack, contemporaneous efforts seek to hold the Pope and the Church civilly and criminally liable in various contexts. In some instances, the Pope, acting as the head of the …