1. The Church’s Developing Understanding of Infallibility A. Papal Primacy and the Universal Church (Catholic Statement) “We believe that the New Testament is given to us not as a finished body of doctrine but as an expression of the developing faith and institutionalization of the church in the first century. “In many respects the New Testament and the doctrines it contains are complemented by subsequent developments in the faith and life of the church. For example, the statements of faith in the... Read more