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In the language of the Catholic Church, these conditions are very specific, and only a few papal teachings are actually considered infallible. Indeed, only one dogma is usually considered to have been taught infallibly by the Pope since the First Vatican Council, that of the Assumption of Mary which was taught in 1950. Certain other historical teachings by past Popes are similarly considered infallible.

In the language of the Catholic Church, these conditions are very specific, and only a few papal teachings are actually considered infallible. Indeed, only one dogma is usually considered to have been taught infallibly by the Pope since the First Vatican Council, that of the Assumption of Mary which was taught in 1950. Certain other historical teachings by past Popes are similarly considered infallible.

In spite of this, papal infallibility is often misunderstood by the general public, who think that it means the Pope is ''always'' free of error, or that he is even free of ''sin'', neither of which are actually the case.

In spite of this, papal infallibility is often misunderstood by the general public, who think that it means the Pope is ''always'' free of error, or that he is even free of ''sin'', neither of which is actually the case.