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'''''Ex cathedra''''' is from Latin, meaning "from the chair" (of the authorized and authoritative teacher).

'''''Ex cathedra''''' is from Latin, meaning "from the chair" (of the [[Authorization|authorized]] and [[Authority|authoritative]] teacher). Originally it referred to the seat or position occupied by a [[professor]] or [[bishop]].  

In [[Catholicism]] the phrase refers to [[dogma]]tic teachings issued from the Chair of Peter, that is, from the successor of [[Saint Peter]], the '''[[pope]]'''. These teachings must meet certain specific criteria. Teachings defined as ''ex cathedra'' are specifically limited solely to papal teachings promulgated by the Holy Father when as shepherd of the whole Catholic Church and successor of Peter he officially teaches in his capacity as universal shepherd of the whole orthodox catholic [[Christianity|Christian Church]] and [[Vicar of Christ]] a doctrine on a matter of [[faith]] or [[morals]] and addresses it to the entire world. These universal teachings are defined by the [[Catholic Church]] as binding and infallible [[doctrine]]s. According to the [[Magisterium]] of the Catholic Church, those Catholics who do not subscribe to these dogmas are guilty of [[mortal sin]].

 

In [[Catholicism]] the phrase refers to [[dogma]]tic teachings issued from the Chair of Peter, that is, from the authoritative teaching seat or position of the successor of [[Saint Peter]], the '''[[pope]]'''. It does not refer to a physical relic, to an actual chair once used by Peter, and does not mean that the pope must be seated on a papal throne when he gives the teaching. These teachings ''ex cathedra'' must meet certain specific criteria. Teachings defined as ''ex cathedra'' are specifically limited solely to papal teachings promulgated by the Holy Father when as shepherd of the whole Catholic Church and successor of Peter he officially teaches in his capacity as universal shepherd of the whole orthodox catholic [[Christianity|Christian Church]] and [[Vicar of Christ]] a doctrine on a matter of [[faith]] or [[morals]] and addresses it to the entire world. These are not claimed as new revelations, but according to the Catholic Church are clarifications of the meaning and application of the Gospel of Jesus Christ to the whole world, and are regarded as part of the "''faith which was once for all delivered to the saints''"<ref>[http://www.biblehub.com/commentaries/jude/1-3.htm Jude 3]</ref>. These universal teachings are defined by the [[Catholic Church]] as binding and infallible [[doctrine]]s. According to the [[Magisterium]] of the Catholic Church, those Catholics who do not subscribe to these dogmas are guilty of [[mortal sin]].

 

 

 

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