Considering Scripture does not use the term "Pope" anywhere, you'd be hard-pressed to find what you're looking for.

Considering you're attempting to use subterfuge to box me into your conclusion, how about you tell me?

 Where in Scripture does it say that our popes and bishops cannot teach error, error that might even "make void the commandment of God"?

31] And the Lord said: Simon, Simon, behold Satan hath desired to have you, that he may sift you as wheat: [32] But I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not: and thou, being once converted, confirm thy brethren. (Luke 22:31-32)

So you've double-downed despite Matthew's warning in the "And Yet Another Novus Ordo Sacrilege" thread.

Subjective enough for you ByzCat?

 
Is it heresy to teach something which goes beyond the Word of God and in fact denies it?

Jesus said of the Pharisees that they were legitimate rulers in Israel (the OT covenant people of God):


And yet:


The Catholic Church is the Israel of the New Covenant. The annotators of the original Douay Rheims reminds us that, under the New Covenant, the Catholic Church "answereth to the seat of Moses" (I'll track down the quote later) - i.e., the hierarchy of the RCC replaced the Pharisees as the legitimate authority.


Question for all - DL, Lad, Roman Theo, anyone: Where in Scripture does it say that our popes and bishops cannot teach error, error that might even "make void the commandment of God"?

I know the hierarchy (cf. the Pharisees) teaches it can't, and that it is "infallible" and "indefectible" under certain conditions, but where does Scripture teach it?

Interesting discussion.

Thank you,

DR

Don't forget that it was almost immediately after that, St. Peter denied Him 3 times. Luke 22:57-60

When therefore they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter: Simon, son of John, lovest thou me more than these? He saith to him: Yea, Lord, thou knowest that I love thee. He saith to him: Feed my lambs. 16 He saith to him again: Simon, son of John, lovest thou me? He saith to him: yea, Lord, thou knowest that I love thee. He saith to him: Feed my lambs. 17 He said to him the third time: Simon, son of John, lovest thou me? Peter was grieved because he had said to him the third time: Lovest thou me? And he said to him: Lord, thou knowest all things: thou knowest that I love thee. He said to him: Feed my sheep. -John 21:15-17

St. Peter's denial of Christ wasn't a failure in his faith, though. He believed interiorly while denying outwardly. Arguably this would include professing the faith as well as believing it interiorly, but in any case, this applies to St. Peter as pope, though, and he wasn't pope yet when he denied Christ.

To answer your question directly. A verse that comes to mind is Luke 10:16

"He that heareth you, heareth me; and he that despiseth you, despiseth me; and he that despiseth me, despiseth him that sent me."
[Luke 10:16]

Sure, the pope and the bishops have and are legitimate authority, and are to be treated as legitimate authority. That is all that says. And I say the same thing.

I could refer you to numerous passages in the OT where the same or similar is said of the priests, the Levites, etc. - the successors to Moses's and Aaron's authority. In fact, I can recall a passage where God accuses them of idolatry and in the next breath proclaims, nonetheless, that they remain the legitimate ministers in his Church.

Having legitimate authority does not equal infallibility, nor indefectibility.

Catholicism 101: Scripture:

Protestant: The Bible is our sole guide!!!!
Catholic: Umm, who decided what books would constitute scripture?
Answer: The Church.