Ex Cathedra Papal Statement and the Bible.

[robrecht]

Hans King has not given up on this discussion:

http://ncronline.org/news/theology/i...s-pope-francis

Neither has Pope Francis:

http://ncronline.org/news/theology/f...libility-dogma

[shunyadragon]

Neither has Pope Francis:

http://ncronline.org/news/theology/f...libility-dogma

Yes, both Hans Kung and Pope Francis, like others in recent history, are open to discussion on the issues here, but I believe this is a naive over statement of the potential of change in the Roman Church. Like other issues that plague the Roman Church the discussions are superficial and in reality will not likely lead to change.

[robrecht]

Yes, both Hans Kung and Pope Francis, like others in recent history, are open to discussion on the issues here, but I believe this is a naive over statement of the potential of change in the Roman Church. Like other issues that plague the Roman Church the discussions are superficial and in reality will not likely lead to change.

There was nothing naive about my statement. I have no illusions about the progress of change in hierarchical structures in general or, more specifically, in the Roman Catholic papacy, curia, and episcopacy. And yet the church continues to evolve in both positive and negative ways over the centuries, like every other human institution.