Can the Church Depose the Pope? | Fr. Albert Kallio

Here Fr. Albert Kallio deals with explosive questions which many are asking today: What happens if a pope becomes a heretic? What if the Pope loses the faith? And can the Church depose a Pope; if so, under what conditions?

These are questions which theologians in our tradition have discussed. Father presents the teachings of John of St. Thomas, a Portuguese Dominican who lived from 1589 to 1644. John of St. Thomas summarized and reconciled the teachings of St. Thomas Aquinas, St. Robert Bellarmine, Francisco Suarez and others. The definitions he lists and distinctions he makes are crucial for this discussion.

Today these are extremely important issues. Unfortunately, many are unwilling to even allow them to be discussed. In other cases, those with opposing views insult, blackball, even condemn those they disagree with. As Catholics we must be committed to the Truth, and so these issues ought to be addressed not silenced, and addressed honestly, seriously and thoroughly – by the hierarchy. As Catholics we must also be committed to exercising charity, which governs the manner in which we treat our neighbor, including those with whom we disagree and even those who calumniate us or otherwise treat us unjustly.

Let us seek the intercession of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, especially through the prayer of the Rosary, that these questions will be resolved definitively, in truth and charity, by the Church’s magisterium, and so yield unity and many graces throughout the Mystical Body of Christ.

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