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Traditional Catholic Faith => Crisis in the Church => Topic started by: Lover of Truth on October 03, 2009, 05:58:40 PM
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A Heretic Cannot be Pope.
Let's get one thing strait so we can discuss the issue intelligently. It makes no difference whether the purported pontiff is a formal or material heretic in regards to his papal validity. What matters is whether he is a notorious/manifest/public heretic. Some orthodox theologians maintain that even a private heretic cannot be Pope. But all agree that public heretic cannot. Formal/material does not even enter into the debate. Re-read the original post and see for yourself.
Oh BTW Father Ratzinger is a formal heretic as he knowingly, as proved by his writtings, rejects what the Catholic Church has always taught on numerous doctrines including doubting or calling into question whether Jesus actually physically rose from the dead or not.
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Oh BTW Father Ratzinger is a formal heretic as he knowingly, as proved by his writtings, rejects what the Catholic Church has always taught on numerous doctrines including doubting or calling into question whether Jesus actually physically rose from the dead or not.
Do show me.
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You asserted as much. Where's your evidence? Or were you being rash?
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I believe I started a thread at FE about this, using the quotes from the book itself. I seem to recall having used an article from Mario Derksen (?) on this very topic. That may, in fact, be where I got the quotes from Fr Ratzinger.
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Read closer. There is no denial.
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How does it feel to be the devil's advocate?