Pope Francis Advisory Council To Reform Church With Permanent Panel Of 8 Cardinals

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44. If that were the case, there would be ex cathedra statements every week.

Infallibility only applies when a question concerning faith and morals comes into play, and the last time that happened, it was 70 years ago. I think the misconception comes in because Catholics are seen as accepting whatever the Pope says as being infallible. While some may believe that everything that comes out of the man's mouth is infallible, that's not what the doctrine of papal infallibility means. (Rug can probably give a better explanation.)

The bottom line is, change -- FINALLY -- is coming to the Church. It most likely won't bear fruit in our lifetime. I'm looking at this as the resumption of the reform that stalled with the death of Pope John XXIII, and while I will never return to Catholicism, I'm hoping that this begins a positive chapter in its overall sorry history.