The Myth of Papal Infallibility

Publication Data: Liberty, TN: The St. John of Kronstadt Press, 1990
Format: softcover
Number of pages: 112
Dimensions (l × w × h): 21.0 cm × 13.4 cm × 0.6 cm
Additional Information: black-and-white illustrations
ISBN: 0‒912927‒41‒0

   
“Most Roman Catholics think of the papacy as something which was established by Jesus Christ Himself. They innocently believe, as they have been taught by their Church since childhood, that they papacy was simply handed intact to St. Peter by Christ in the earliest days of the Christian era. Of course, to the serious student of religion this claim is without the slightest foundation in either history or Scripture, and all but the most biased narratives of Roman claims must include within their pages certain factual accounts regarding the origin and subsequent growth of the papacy which will most certainly prove any supposition to be patently false.”
—“Introduction”

CONTENTS

Preface—Dedication
THE MYTH OF PAPAL INFALLIBILITY (AN HISTORICAL JOURNEY): A Sourcebook for People in the Church
Introduction
Earliest Evidence: Peter as Rock?
Was Peter the Rock: The Foundation of the Church?
Peter and Paul: the Dichotomy
The Office of Bishop and the Bishop of Rome
The Bishop of Rome: An Overview
Documents from the Past: Authentic and Counterfeit
The Myth of “Infallibility” emerges
The False Documents: “Forged Proof”
An Issue: Councils vs. pope alone
What are the proofs? Some random thoughts
Testimony of the Fathers
PART TWO
The Epilogue
Bishop Strossmayer’s Speech In the Vatican Council of 1870
ADDENDUM
ADDENDUM
BIBLIOGRAPHY