Under what conditions is the pope infallible?
Under what conditions is the pope infallible? The doctrine of papal infallibility means that the Pope cannot err or teach error when he speaks on matters of faith and morals ex cathedra, or “from the chair” of the Apostle St. Peter—that is, in his role as supreme teacher of the church. What are the four conditions of infallibility? For Saint John Henry Newman enumerates four conditions, saying: "He speaks ex cathedra, or infallibly, when he speaks, first, as the Universal Teacher; secondly, in the name and with the authority of the Apostles; thirdly, on a point of... What is papal...