The Problem of a Heretical Pope: a Reply to John Lamont

Dr Lamont raises a more fundamental objection.

The Problem of a Heretical Pope: a Reply to John Lamont

I am in debt to Dr John Lamont for his thorough discussion of the question of papal heresy. It is a problem that does not have a definitive explanation in magisterial texts, but as many important theologians and canonists of past centuries agree, it is one that has to be faced. Contrary to a naïve ultramontanism, it is not impossible for a pope to espouse heretical opinions, and indeed it has…

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