INFALLIBILITY

a theological term used of Pope, Church, or Bible, though for the last J pean is more commonly found. The doctrine of Papal I. is of gradual growth; defined by the Vatican Council of 1870. By this the Pope is infallible when he speaks on faith or morals ex cathedra, that is formally and finally as teacher of all Christians. Those who strongly defended this view were pale es ae Hectee of it yasm ority led to the formation of the Old Catholics.