Papal Infallibility
5/6/202626 min
Why does the Roman Catholic Church claim that the pope is infallible? Today, R.C. Sproul surveys the historical, political, and doctrinal factors that contributed to the rise of the papacy.
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R.C. Sproul (1939–2017) was founder of Ligonier Ministries, first minister of preaching and teaching at Saint Andrew's Chapel, first president of Reformation Bible College, and executive editor of Tabletalk magazine.
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First 90 secondsR.C. Sproul· Guest0:00
It's interesting, I think, for Protestants to understand that the notion, the doctrine of papal infallibility is of recent definition. It's only a little over 100 years old.
Lee Webb· Host0:12
[music] Did you realize that? Hello and welcome to the Wednesday edition of Renewing Your Mind. It's good to have you with us. For the remainder of this week, R.C. Sproul will help us understand what Roman Catholics actually believe, and today he'll explore the doctrine of papal infallibility. Let's join R.C. now.
R.C. Sproul· Guest0:36
The theme of our concern in this session will be the doctrine of papal infallibility. Papal infallibility as an official doctrine of the church, a doctrine that became of the status called de fide, that is to be embraced by all true and faithful Catholic people, was declared on July the 18th, 1870 by Vatican Council number one. Vatican Council number one, or the first Vatican Council, had as its presiding pope, Pope Pius IX. Pius IX and Vatican Council number one