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ex cathedra
[ eks kuh-thee-druh, kath-i-druh ]
adjective
- from the seat of authority; with authority: used especially of those pronouncements of the pope that are considered infallible.
ex cathedra
/ 蓻ks k蓹藞胃i藧dr蓹 /
adjective
- with authority
- RC Church (of doctrines of faith or morals) defined by the pope as infallibly true, to be accepted by all Catholics
ex cathedra
- Descriptive term for an official pronouncement from the pope . Ex cathedra is Latin for 鈥渇rom the chair.鈥 Roman Catholics believe that the pope speaks infallibly when speaking ex cathedra on questions of faith or morals, such as when Pope Pius XII declared in 1950 that Mary, the mother of Jesus , was physically taken up to heaven after her death.
Notes
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of ex cathedra1
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of ex cathedra1
Example Sentences
Popes wield such power that they can speak ex cathedra 鈥 literally, from the papal throne 鈥 to make infallible pronouncements on morality that the faithful must obey.
The last time a pope issued an ex cathedra decree was in 1950, when Pius XII made the assumption of Mary into heaven an article of faith.
It is a conviction descended, ex cathedra, from Robert Penn Warren, in his spare masterpiece, 鈥淭ell Me a Story.鈥
He is the one who can promulgate dogma and whose papal pronouncements when speaking 鈥渆x cathedra鈥 鈥 with the authority of the office 鈥 on questions of faith and morals are considered infallible.
Which Catholics believe in the primacy of the Pope's teachings, when he is not speaking ex cathedra?
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