Ep. #3 - Papal Infallibility Isn't What You Think

In the third episode of Summa Contra Infallibility, Pat Flynn and Ethan Muse go deep into the doctrine of Papal Infallibility, what it means, what it doesn't mean, and how to understand important historical examples often invoked to disprove the doctrine. 00:00 Introduction 03:40 The surprising consistency of Catholic doctrine 08:55 What papal infallibility actually means 14:47 Indefectibility explained 20:03 The logic behind infallibility 20:39 What exactly is the Church? 30:33 The Church as a perfect society 35:54 Why indefectibility entails infallibility 37:40 Infallibility protects the Church from the Pope 46:21 Why the limits of infallibility aren't ad hoc 49:50 Authority vs. credibility 57:17 Did Israel need an infallible authority? 1:02:24 Infallibility in the Old Testament 1:05:24 Alleged counterexamples 1:06:32 Maximalist vs. minimalist errors 1:08:59 How often is papal infallibility used? 1:12:59 Documents aren't infallible—definitions are 1:17:39 Pope Honorius 1:22:38 The SSPX and Vatican II 1:26:10 How reliable must the Magisterium be? 1:30:14 Can the Novus Ordo be harmful? 1:34:17 Are canonizations infallible? 1:39:53 The death penalty 1:46:09 Natural law vs. the evangelical law 1:52:05 Vatican II and religious liberty 1:55:21 Does "error have no rights" contradict Vatican II? 1:58:44 What Dignitatis Humanae actually says 2:02:03 The limits of religious liberty 2:05:47 Does Vatican II reject integralism? 2:08:04 Why infallibility is evidence for Catholicism 2:10:32 Conclusion