Vance warns the pope should 'be careful' when talking about theology
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Vance, who is Catholic, said the pope was wrong in saying Jesus wasn’t on the side of those who wield the sword, pointing to the U.S. helping defeat the Nazis during World War II.

“But I think one of the issues here is that if you’re going to opine on matters of theology, you’ve got to be careful. You’ve got to make sure it’s anchored in the truth, and that’s one of the things that I try to do, and it’s certainly something I would expect from the clergy, whether they’re Catholic or Protestant,” he added.

The pope and Donald Trump have exchanged barbs over the past several days, with the pope denouncing the war in Iran and Trump responding by saying Leo was “WEAK on crime” and “terrible for Foreign Policy.”

  • atzanteol@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    72·
    3 days ago

    If a core Catholic belief is the pope is infallible

    It isn’t. That’s only when the Pope is speaking “ex cathedra” meaning “from the chair” which Pius IX defined as

    when, in the exercise of his office as shepherd and teacher of all Christians, in virtue of his supreme apostolic authority, [the Bishop of Rome] defines a doctrine concerning faith or morals to be held by the whole Church.

      • atzanteol@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        38·
        3 days ago

        Oh it sounds to you like that does it? And you’re going to substitute your layman’s understanding of the topic for what Catholic scholars determine then? Go ahead and do an image search for “dunning kruger chart” and see if you can find where you fit on it.

        • Lumidaub@feddit.orgEnglish
          4·
          3 days ago

          I don’t know what I did to deserve being called stupid and I’d sure like to know so I can properly repent for my horrifying sin. Or maybe I’m beyond absolution. Who knows.

          • atzanteol@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
            16·
            3 days ago

            I didn’t call you stupid. But you are willing to take a very layman’s understanding of a technical subject’s jargon and think that you immediately understand it all. So use whatever adjective you feel applies there.

            • Lumidaub@feddit.orgEnglish
              3·
              3 days ago

              Then you should know that, generally, an invocation of Dunning-Kruger is understood as a veiled “you’re stupid”. Now you know.

              What jargon am I not understanding?

              • atzanteol@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
                15·
                3 days ago

                Then you should know that, generally, an invocation of Dunning-Kruger is understood as a veiled “you’re stupid”. Now you know.

                If you have people frequently referring you to Dunning Kruger you may want to rethink things a bit.

                What jargon am I not understanding?

                I render my former answer. You don’t care to learn, I don’t care to teach.