Question

Which identify Protestant arguments that challenge the sanctity and infallibility of the Catholic papacy?

Select all that apply.

1. During the Western Schism, two feuding popes ruled at the same time.

2. While all believers had to observe the sacraments, popes were exempted.

3. Popes were allowed to marry, but bishops and lower priests were forbidden.

4. The principle of a papacy controlling the Church does not appear in the Bible.

Answer 1

4. The principle of a papacy controlling the Church does not appear in the Bible.

and

1. During the Western Schism, two feuding popes ruled at the same time.

Step-by-step explanation:

The use of this power is referred to as speaking ex-cathedra. The solemn declaration of papal infallibility by the Vatican I took place on 18 July 1870. Since that time, the only example of an ex-cathedra decree took place in 1950, when Pope Pius XII defined the Assumption of Mary as an article of faith.

Western Schism, also called Great Schism or Great Western Schism, in the history of the Roman Catholic Church, the period from 1378 to 1417, when there were two, and later three, rival popes, each with his own following, his own Sacred College of Cardinals, and his own administrative offices.

Answer 2

The answers is:

4. The principle of a papacy controlling the Church does not appear in the Bible.

Step-by-step explanation:

Protestants argue that salvation and God´s grace can be obtained by the faith and that the intermediation of a priest or a church isn´t required. They also believe in the supreme position of the Holy Scriptures as the ultimate source of truth and legitimacy because it´s the word of God.