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Why the Pope Has to Be Infallible, Part 3

This is the third in a series of posts about Papal infallibility and its relationship to the interpretation of Scripture. See part 1, part 2, ...

Exegesis as Theology, Theology as Exegesis

One of the most jaw-dropping sections in Pope Benedict’s recent letter, Verbum Domini, states the following: “where exegesis is not theology, Scripture cannot be the ...

Why the Pope has to be Infallible, Part 2a

The semester is in full swing for many of us, and the time to blog is scarce.  In preparation for my next post on papal ...

In the School of Pope Benedict

The new semester’s starting up. We’re heading back to school. I’m readying my lesson plans. My students are shopping for the best buys on their ...

Why the Pope has to be Infallible, Part 2

In my last post,  I tried to show that there were two basic positions about who is the final arbiter of the interpretation of Scripture, ...

Blessed the Barron

The long-awaited book Catholicism: A Journey to the Heart of the Faith is out and buyable! When Father Barron is talking, I can’t stop listening. ...

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