Pastor aeternus – on the primacy and infallibility of the Roman Pontiff
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Pastor aeternus – on the primacy and infallibility of the Roman Pontiff is the 1870 dogmatic constitution of the Catholic Church that definitively articulated papal primacy and papal infallibility.
All labels observed (2)
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| Pastor aeternus – on the primacy and infallibility of the Roman Pontiff canonical | 2 |
| Petrine primacy | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Pastor aeternus – on the primacy and infallibility of the Roman Pontiff Context triple: [First Vatican Council, documentSubject, Pastor aeternus – on the primacy and infallibility of the Roman Pontiff]
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A.
Concilio et Labore
Concilio et Labore is the Latin motto of Manchester City Council, traditionally translated as "By wisdom and effort" or "By counsel and hard work."
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B.
Lumen fidei
Lumen fidei is an encyclical letter on the nature and role of Christian faith in contemporary life, issued at the beginning of Pope Francis’s pontificate and closely linked to the theological work of Pope Benedict XVI.
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C.
Amoris laetitia
Amoris laetitia is a post-synodal apostolic exhortation by Pope Francis that reflects on love, marriage, and family life in the contemporary world.
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D.
Roman Catechism
The Roman Catechism is an authoritative manual of Catholic doctrine, commissioned in the 16th century to systematically explain the faith in response to the Protestant Reformation.
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E.
Holy Orders
Holy Orders is the sacrament in which men are ordained as deacons, priests, or bishops to serve the Church’s ministry and leadership.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Pastor aeternus – on the primacy and infallibility of the Roman Pontiff Target entity description: Pastor aeternus – on the primacy and infallibility of the Roman Pontiff is the 1870 dogmatic constitution of the Catholic Church that definitively articulated papal primacy and papal infallibility.
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A.
Concilio et Labore
Concilio et Labore is the Latin motto of Manchester City Council, traditionally translated as "By wisdom and effort" or "By counsel and hard work."
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B.
Lumen fidei
Lumen fidei is an encyclical letter on the nature and role of Christian faith in contemporary life, issued at the beginning of Pope Francis’s pontificate and closely linked to the theological work of Pope Benedict XVI.
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C.
Amoris laetitia
Amoris laetitia is a post-synodal apostolic exhortation by Pope Francis that reflects on love, marriage, and family life in the contemporary world.
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D.
Roman Catechism
The Roman Catechism is an authoritative manual of Catholic doctrine, commissioned in the 16th century to systematically explain the faith in response to the Protestant Reformation.
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E.
Holy Orders
Holy Orders is the sacrament in which men are ordained as deacons, priests, or bishops to serve the Church’s ministry and leadership.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
First Vatican Council document
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document of the Catholic Church ⓘ dogmatic constitution ⓘ |
| approvedBy | Pope Pius IX ⓘ |
| authorityTypeDefined |
papal infallibility
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papal primacy ⓘ |
| basisInScripture |
Gospel of John 21:15–17
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linked to:
Gospel of John
Gospel of Matthew 16:18–19 ⓘ
linked to:
Gospel of Matthew
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| basisInTradition | constant tradition of the Church regarding the primacy of Peter and his successors ⓘ |
| controversy |
disputes over the scope of papal infallibility
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resignations and excommunications of some bishops who rejected the definition ⓘ |
| council | First Vatican Council ⓘ |
| definesDogma |
conditions for ex cathedra papal teaching
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papal infallibility ⓘ supreme primacy of the Pope over the whole Church ⓘ universal jurisdiction of the Pope ⓘ |
| ecclesiologicalTheme |
Pope’s authority not merely of honor but of true and proper jurisdiction
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Roman Pontiff as supreme pastor and teacher of all Christians ⓘ full and supreme power of jurisdiction of the Pope over the universal Church ⓘ irreformability of ex cathedra papal definitions ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
19th‑century debates on papal authority
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First Vatican Council ⓘ Italian unification and loss of the Papal States ⓘ |
| influenceOn |
Second Vatican Council constitution Lumen gentium
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linked to:
Lumen Gentium
canon law norms on papal primacy and infallibility ⓘ subsequent Catholic teaching on the papacy ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Old Catholic movement
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linked to:
Old Catholicism
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| placeOfPromulgation | Vatican City ⓘ |
| promulgationDate | 18 July 1870 ⓘ |
| relatedToDoctrine |
Petrine primacy
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linked to:
Papacy
ecclesial indefectibility ⓘ magisterium of the Church ⓘ
linked to:
magisterium of the Catholic Church
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| religiousTradition |
Catholic Church
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linked to:
Roman Catholicism
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| section |
chapter on the infallible magisterium of the Roman Pontiff
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chapter on the institution of the apostolic primacy in blessed Peter ⓘ chapter on the perpetuity of the primacy of blessed Peter in the Roman Pontiffs ⓘ chapter on the power and nature of the primacy of the Roman Pontiff ⓘ |
| statusInCatholicTheology |
dogmatically binding
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irreformable teaching ⓘ |
| subject |
infallibility of the Roman Pontiff
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primacy of the Roman Pontiff ⓘ |
| teaches |
ex cathedra definitions are irreformable of themselves and not from the consent of the Church
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the Roman Pontiff has ordinary and immediate jurisdiction over all churches and all the faithful ⓘ the primacy of the Bishop of Rome is of divine institution ⓘ when the Pope speaks ex cathedra he possesses infallibility ⓘ |
| title | Pastor aeternus – on the primacy and infallibility of the Roman Pontiff ⓘ |
| year | 1870 ⓘ |
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Subject: Pastor aeternus – on the primacy and infallibility of the Roman Pontiff Description of subject: Pastor aeternus – on the primacy and infallibility of the Roman Pontiff is the 1870 dogmatic constitution of the Catholic Church that definitively articulated papal primacy and papal infallibility.
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Pastor aeternus – on the primacy and infallibility of the Roman Pontiff
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Pastor aeternus – on the primacy and infallibility of the Roman Pontiff
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