Hey, don’t agree with the whole papal infallibility thing, but in the interest of lessening ignorance, I thought I would just give a heads up with regards to when Catholics believe the pope to be infallible.
There are 3 requirements for something he says to be considered infallible (and if any of the following 3 are missing, then the declaration isn’t considered to be an infallible doctrine… therefore everything he says is not considered to be infallible even to Catholics):
- It must be made by the official successor to Peter (which most Catholics consider the pope to be).
- It (the pronouncement) has to be with regards to faith and morals.
- The pope must be speaking ex cathedra (which translates to “from the chair”) of Peter and he must be intending to proclaim a doctrine that binds the whole church to go along with.
I hope this helps