pynchon-l-digest V2 #1070

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According to The Popes A Papal History ( NIHIL OBSTAT The Reverend Timothy R. 
Davern, J.C.L., Censor Librorum; IMPRIMATUR The Most Reverend Thomas J. 
O'Brien Bishop of Phoenix, Arizona; Editor in Chief Jim Simon; with a 
personal note from His Eminence John Cardinal O'Conner Archbishop of New 
York; SimRidge Publishing, Ltd.; Scottsdale, Arizona, First Edition 1990) on 
page 253 under the entry for Pius IX (16 June 1846-7 February 1878):  "On 
December 8, 1854, Pius not only challenged a materialistic age, but asserted 
papal infallibility in pronouncing Mary free from Original Sin.... Notably, 
the evolution of the concept of papal infallibility reached fruition and 
normalization at Vatican Council I in 1870. Pius announced the teaching of 
the papacy explicitly in the constitution, Pastor aeternus, which proclaimed 
the pope infallible on faith and morals when speaking ex cathedra, that is, 
as pope."
I stand corrected. Next time I shall check my references more thoroughly 
before speaking.
"I cherish my mistakes for they relieve me of the terrible burden of 
omniscience." Saul Litvanov, Professor of Law, Paul M. Herbert Law Center, 
Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 1971.

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