More people are familiar with the sweeping reforms made by the Second Vatican Council (Vatican II) in the early 1960s, but the First Vatican Council also made some important changes to the church. It was called by Pope Pius IX and begun in 1869. The most notable change was to officially declare the doctrine of papal infallibility. It had been an unwritten rule up to that point, but in a controversial move, the church made it official. Papal infallibility means that in matters of the church and faith, the Pope can not be in error.
Wednesday, October 31, 2007
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