Not exact matches
It was agreed in the Samaj that «the Vedas, the Upanishads and other ancient writings were not to be accepted as
infallible guides, that reason and conscience were to be the supreme
authority and the
teachings of the scriptures were to be accepted only insofar as they harmonised with the light within us.»
If you want an idea of Mgr Egan's theology, you might like to look at the following video http://www.esnips.com/displayimage.php?pid=19884633 of a talk he gave in 2009, on the
authority of Humanae Vitae (in which he argued that its
teaching was
infallible); a delighted John Smeaton, on the SPUC website welcomed the appointment and quoted Mgr Egan:
On the other hand, papal
teaching as expressed through encyclicals has an almost
infallible authority.
Besides the infallibility attached to the Pope's pronouncements
taught with the fullness of his supreme
authority (the «extraordinary magisterium»), the «ordinary magisterium» can also be a source of
infallible teaching, when it concerns de fide doctrine (concerning faith and morals), when it is marked by unity and unanimity, and when it is proposed to be definitive and absolute
teaching.
The voice of Peter is now, as it ever has been, a real
authority,
infallible when it
teaches, prosperous when it commands, ever taking the lead wisely and distinctly in its own province, adding certainty to what is probable, and persuasion to what is certain.