I keep meaning....

...to say a few words about the notion of "infallibility". Anti-Catholics are always raving about the ridiculous idea of the "infallibility" of the Pope. How, they argue, can any human be infallible? Obviously, no one can. But the description of the Pope as infallible simply means he is the last word on the Catholic faith. Simply put, there is no one beyond -- or except -- the Pope who can pronounce final decree on the dogma of the faith. His is the last word and therefore "infallible".

This, however, does not mean the Pope cannot sin in his own personal life, or that he is necessarily free of errors. The doctrine of infallibility relies on the supremacy of the Pope and his authority to be the ruling agent in deciding what will be accepted as formal belief in the Church. (Picked these last bits up from wikipedia.)

But the Pope is not God. There are three parts, not four, to God. We do not have "The Father, The Son, The Holy Spirit and The Pope". And the Pope does not speak for God. That is left to an assortment of wealthy television preachers, evangelists and healers. Don't get me wrong, I tune in regularly to a couple of dedicated television preachers and am a devoted follower of one or two. Having been raised a protestant, I love their ability and talent to preach The Word as no one else. But like the rest of us, they are not infallible.