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In spite of these conditions, 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 these conditions, 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.
==Opposition==
==Roman Catholic Opposition==
Johann Döllinger (1799-1890) was a leading German Catholic theologian and professor at the University of Munich. He rejected the doctrine of papal infallibility, warning it would permanently alienate the Catholic Church from 'all thinking men'. He was excommunicated by Rome and but refused to become the bishop of the breakaway "Old Catholic Church."
Johann Döllinger (1799-1890) was a leading German Catholic theologian and professor at the University of Munich. He rejected the doctrine of papal infallibility, warning it would permanently alienate the Catholic Church from 'all thinking men'. He was excommunicated by Rome and but refused to become the bishop of the breakaway "Old Catholic Church."
Additional voices of past opposition are compiled in such works such as ''Roman Catholic opposition to papal infallibility''<ref>[http://www.archive.org/stream/oppositioninfall00sparuoft/oppositioninfall00sparuoft_djvu.txt W. J. Sparrow Simpson, ''Roman Catholic opposition to papal infallibility'', 1909]</ref>
In 1970 Roman Catholic [[liberal]] [[theologian]] Hans Kung (March 19, 1928) wrote ''Infallible? An inquiry'', which argued that historically papal infallibility was not always universally accepted in the Roman church, with the position that bishops were direct successors to the Apostles also being seen as contrary to history. In December 18, 1979, the controversial theologian was stripped of his ''missio canonica'', the authority by virtue of which he instructs future priests in fundamental theology, it being decided that “Professor Küng may no longer teach theology and may no longer be considered to be a Catholic theologian."<ref>The Universe, ''The Pope Silences Dr. Küng'', December 21, 1979</ref>
==Protestant protests==
==Protestant protests==