The True And False Infallibility Of The Popes: A Controversial Reply To Dr. Schulte - Softcover

Joseph Fessler

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0461610205 ISBN 13: 9780461610208

Publisher: HardPress, 1874

Synopsis

The True And The False Infallibility Of The Popes: A Controversial Reply To Dr. Schulte by Joseph Fessler is a polemical defense of the Papal definition of infallibility as proclaimed by the Vatican Council. In this English translation and accompanying introductions, Fessler presents a systematic rebuttal of Dr. Schulte’s criticisms, arguing that the Vatican decree On the Infallible Teaching Office of the Roman Pontiff defines infallibility as applicable to doctrinal definitions given ex cathedra, and not to every papal act or utterance. He distinguishes infallibility from papal jurisdiction, condemns misquotations from papal briefs, bulls, and the Syllabus, and outlines how the Church’s teaching office safeguards faith and morals while respecting the proper relation between Church and State. The translator’s and editor’s notes place Fessler’s work within nineteenth-century Catholic apologetics, illustrating how his arguments shaped subsequent Catholic understanding of papal authority and its public role. The work thus serves as a foundational piece in the ongoing debate over the scope and limits of Papal infallibility and Catholic loyalty in civil life.

Edition details

• Publisher: HardPress
• Publication date: 1874
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0461610205
• ISBN 13: 9780461610208
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 404