The faith of our fathers - Carmel Apologetics

"INFALLIBILITY OF THE POPES. 153His flock of the sheep and of the lambs, thatis, frhepherd of the Bishops and Priests as wellas of tbe people. The Bishops are shepherds, inreference to their flocks ; they are sheep, in reference to the Pope, who is the shepherd of shepherds.The Pope, as shepherd, must feed the flock not withthe poison of error, but with the healthy food ofsound doctrine ;for he is not a shepherd, but ahireling, who administers perniciousflock.Amongfood to histhe General Councils of the Church already held, I shall mention only three, as the actsof these Councils are amply sufficient to vindicatethe unerring character of the See of Rome and theRoman Pontiffs. I wish also to call your attentionto three facts: 1. That none of these Councils wereheld in Rome; 2. That one of them assembled inthe East, viz., in Constantinople; and, 3. That inevery one of them the Oriental and the WesternBishops met for the purpose of reunion.The Eighth General Council, held in Constantinople in 869, contains the following solemn profession of faith : Salvation primarily depends uponguarding the rule of rightcannot pass over the words of our Lord JesusChrist, who says, Thou art Peter, and on this rockI will build My Church/ what was said is confirmedfaith. And since weby facts, because in the Apostolic See the Catholicreligion has always been preserved immaculate, andholy doctrine has been proclaimed. Not wishing,