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What do faithful Catholic theologians (or philosophers) have the right to do without irresponsibly straying from the truth?
{ 1 } - Lead political protest against authoritative papal teaching.
{ 2 } - Discern definitively what is revealed truth from what is human opinion.
{ 3 } - Teach, in the sense of advocate, positions that contradict definitive Church teaching.
{ 4 } - Express theological (or philosophical) opinions about matters that have not been infallibly taught.
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What do faithful Catholic theologians (or philosophers) have the right to do without irresponsibly straying from the truth?
{ 1 } - Lead political protest against authoritative papal teaching.
{ 2 } - Discern definitively what is revealed truth from what is human opinion.
{ 3 } - Teach, in the sense of advocate, positions that contradict definitive Church teaching.
{ 4 } - Express theological (or philosophical) opinions about matters that have not been infallibly taught.
While one has a political right to political protest, one does not have the right (nor even the ability) to oppose the truth and remain committed to it.
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What do faithful Catholic theologians (or philosophers) have the right to do without irresponsibly straying from the truth?
{ 1 } - Lead political protest against authoritative papal teaching.
{ 2 } - Discern definitively what is revealed truth from what is human opinion.
{ 3 } - Teach, in the sense of advocate, positions that contradict definitive Church teaching.
{ 4 } - Express theological (or philosophical) opinions about matters that have not been infallibly taught.
That is the charism of the pope and the college of bishops. See p. 53.
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What do faithful Catholic theologians (or philosophers) have the right to do without irresponsibly straying from the truth?
{ 1 } - Lead political protest against authoritative papal teaching.
{ 2 } - Discern definitively what is revealed truth from what is human opinion.
{ 3 } - Teach, in the sense of advocate, positions that contradict definitive Church teaching.
{ 4 } - Express theological (or philosophical) opinions about matters that have not been infallibly taught.
While everyone has the right, and often the obligation, to teach what he understands to be true, teaching against Catholic teaching obviously disqualifies one as a faithful Catholic.
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What do faithful Catholic theologians (or philosophers) have the right to do without irresponsibly straying from the truth?
{ 1 } - Lead political protest against authoritative papal teaching.
{ 2 } - Discern definitively what is revealed truth from what is human opinion.
{ 3 } - Teach, in the sense of advocate, positions that contradict definitive Church teaching.
{ 4 } - Express theological (or philosophical) opinions about matters that have not been infallibly taught.
See p. 52.
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