cathedra
cathedra
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Definition(s):
- (n) a throne that is the official chair of a bishop
Usage(s):
- The Pope speaks ex-cathedra, and in consequence infallibly, when and only when he defines formally that a doctrine is of faith.
- His ex-cathedra advice: Love one another.
- In 1950, Pope Pius XII defined ex cathedra the dogma of the bodily assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary into heaven.
Quotes
- John XXIII stated, "I will never speak ex cathedra," that is, infallibly.on Apr 20, 2005 By: Pope John Paul II Source: Asia Times Online
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