Roman Catholic: Dissent (moral, homosexuality, America, doctrine, church)

[Victor]

Originally Posted by Runlikethewind

Of course, I was only intrested in how they would respond to such clear documentation of the Churches teaching stated in the papal letter Ordinato Sacerdotalis. Their argument seems almost to say that as long as someone in the church disagreed (namely them) to a teaching then it could not be proclaimed infallible because that requires the consent of all the faithfull. Or at least that is how I read it. Anyway its not a site I frequent or take seriously.

That seems to be more on par with other religious systems, but not Catholicism. Just remember that it is the intention of the Church to be conciliar (work with all of it's parts), but it doesn't necessarily have to. Sometimes the Pope didn't even attend Ecumenical Councils and his ideas weren't even part of the equation. But one thing is for sure, his approval was always seeked. You won't find any Ecumenical Council that wasn't approved by the Pope. Even the 7 Ecumenical Councils we agree with Eastern Orthodoxy just happen to be approved by the Pope.

[athanasius]

Originally Posted by Victor

That seems to be more on par with other religious systems, but not Catholicism. Just remember that it is the intention of the Church to be conciliar (work with all of it's parts), but it doesn't necessarily have to. Sometimes the Pope didn't even attend Ecumenical Councils and his ideas weren't even part of the equation. But one thing is for sure, his approval was always seeked. You won't find any Ecumenical Council that wasn't approved by the Pope. Even the 7 Ecumenical Councils we agree with Eastern Orthodoxy just happen to be approved by the Pope.

Amen Victor!