Which Pope Declared Papal Infallibility?
In 1854, Pius Ix Decreed the Doctrine of the Immaculate Conception to Be Infallible in His Bull, Ineffabilis Deus. the First Vatican Council in 1869-70, in Its...
In 1854, Pius IX decreed the doctrine of the Immaculate Conception to be infallible in his bull, Ineffabilis Deus. The First Vatican Council in 1869-70, in its Pastor Aeternus decree, declared that the pope was infallible when he spoke “ex Cathedra” – or from the papal throne – on matters of faith and morals.
How many times has a pope declared infallibility?
Only one pope—and only one papal decree—has ever invoked this kind of infallibility since it was first defined. In 1950, Pius XII declared the Assumption of Mary (i.e., the quick passage of her body and soul into heaven) as a dogma of the church.
Which pope spoke infallibly?
Pope John Paul II spoke infallibly once: in 1994 he ruled out the possibility of women ever being ordained and furthermore decreed that Catholics should not even talk about the issue any more.