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Which would NOT be an appropriate means to finding out what infallible Catholic Church teaching on contraception is?

    { 1 } - Consulting statements of the Pope in his official capacity as the head of the Church who teaches it and speaks for it.
    { 2 } - Doing a study of what has been taught in the Catholic Church for 2000 years.
    { 3 } - Paying special attention to the faithful who are especially dedicated to contemplation and intense prayer.
    { 4 } - Consulting a Gallup poll about whether baptized Catholics think contraception is wrong.
    { 5 } - Eliminating from one's inquiry those called Catholic who do not practice their faith
    { 6 } - Asking the faithful "What has been transmitted to you through the Christian community of all times as God's word revealed in Jesus Christ about contraception.

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2 is wrong. Please try again.

Which would NOT be an appropriate means to finding out what infallible Catholic Church teaching on contraception is?

    { 1 } - Consulting statements of the Pope in his official capacity as the head of the Church who teaches it and speaks for it.
    { 2 } - Doing a study of what has been taught in the Catholic Church for 2000 years.
    { 3 } - Paying special attention to the faithful who are especially dedicated to contemplation and intense prayer.
    { 4 } - Consulting a Gallup poll about whether baptized Catholics think contraception is wrong.
    { 5 } - Eliminating from one's inquiry those called Catholic who do not practice their faith
    { 6 } - Asking the faithful "What has been transmitted to you through the Christian community of all times as God's word revealed in Jesus Christ about contraception.

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3 is wrong. Please try again.

Which would NOT be an appropriate means to finding out what infallible Catholic Church teaching on contraception is?

    { 1 } - Consulting statements of the Pope in his official capacity as the head of the Church who teaches it and speaks for it.
    { 2 } - Doing a study of what has been taught in the Catholic Church for 2000 years.
    { 3 } - Paying special attention to the faithful who are especially dedicated to contemplation and intense prayer.
    { 4 } - Consulting a Gallup poll about whether baptized Catholics think contraception is wrong.
    { 5 } - Eliminating from one's inquiry those called Catholic who do not practice their faith
    { 6 } - Asking the faithful "What has been transmitted to you through the Christian community of all times as God's word revealed in Jesus Christ about contraception.

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4 is correct!

Which would NOT be an appropriate means to finding out what infallible Catholic Church teaching on contraception is?

    { 1 } - Consulting statements of the Pope in his official capacity as the head of the Church who teaches it and speaks for it.
    { 2 } - Doing a study of what has been taught in the Catholic Church for 2000 years.
    { 3 } - Paying special attention to the faithful who are especially dedicated to contemplation and intense prayer.
    { 4 } - Consulting a Gallup poll about whether baptized Catholics think contraception is wrong.
    { 5 } - Eliminating from one's inquiry those called Catholic who do not practice their faith
    { 6 } - Asking the faithful "What has been transmitted to you through the Christian community of all times as God's word revealed in Jesus Christ about contraception.

Baptized Catholics are not necessarily faithful Catholics. Adolf Hitler was a baptized Catholic. Should his opinion of what is right or wrong count for anything in determining what Catholics believe infallibly (without possibility of error?)

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5 is wrong. Please try again.

Which would NOT be an appropriate means to finding out what infallible Catholic Church teaching on contraception is?

    { 1 } - Consulting statements of the Pope in his official capacity as the head of the Church who teaches it and speaks for it.
    { 2 } - Doing a study of what has been taught in the Catholic Church for 2000 years.
    { 3 } - Paying special attention to the faithful who are especially dedicated to contemplation and intense prayer.
    { 4 } - Consulting a Gallup poll about whether baptized Catholics think contraception is wrong.
    { 5 } - Eliminating from one's inquiry those called Catholic who do not practice their faith
    { 6 } - Asking the faithful "What has been transmitted to you through the Christian community of all times as God's word revealed in Jesus Christ about contraception.

Although one can discover infallible teaching from the awareness of the faithful ("sensus fidelium"), one obviously cannot discover the awareness of the faithful from those who are unfaithful, who have no place in a study of the faithful.

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6 is wrong. Please try again.

Which would NOT be an appropriate means to finding out what infallible Catholic Church teaching on contraception is?

    { 1 } - Consulting statements of the Pope in his official capacity as the head of the Church who teaches it and speaks for it.
    { 2 } - Doing a study of what has been taught in the Catholic Church for 2000 years.
    { 3 } - Paying special attention to the faithful who are especially dedicated to contemplation and intense prayer.
    { 4 } - Consulting a Gallup poll about whether baptized Catholics think contraception is wrong.
    { 5 } - Eliminating from one's inquiry those called Catholic who do not practice their faith
    { 6 } - Asking the faithful "What has been transmitted to you through the Christian community of all times as God's word revealed in Jesus Christ about contraception.

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