Is there anyone who unerringly interprets the right sense of the word of God whether contained in the Scriptures or elsewhere?
Yes, the Sovereign Pontiff, and through him the Catholic Church in its universal teaching (I. 10).
Why cannot the Sovereign Ponisif and through him the Catholic Church in its universal teaching be deceived as to the sense of the word of God in the Holy Scriptures or wherever it is to be found?
Because God Himself has wished that they should be infallible.
And why did God wish that they should be infallible?
Because, otherwise, men would not have the necessary means of reaching, without fail, the supernatural end to which He has called them (I. 10).
Is this what is meant by saying that the Pope and the Church are infallible in matters of faith and morals?
Yes, this is the precise sense of these expressions; the Pope and the Church can never be deceived, nor can they deceive us, when they give or interpret the word of God, in matters that treat of the essential truths which regard faith or conduct.
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