Why Do Catholics Have a Pope? Origins of the Papacy (Aquinas 101)

Catholics believe that the Pope has universal jurisdiction throughout the Church and that papal infallibility safeguards the Church’s solemn teaching. What are the origins of the papacy? What does papal infallibility entail? In this Aquinas 101 episode, Fr. Andrew Hofer, O.P., expands on the Catholic teaching of the papacy.

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