Robin Darling Young , associate professor of theology and religious studies, was quoted in an Oct. 2 Religion News Service article about why Pope Francis asks people to pray for him.
From: Religion News Service Date: Oct. 2, 2015 Author: Christine A. Scheller
The pope is not exempted from sin, added Robin Darling Young, a historian at The Catholic University of America. "Just because on certain very rare occasions he can pronounce on matters of doctrine infallibly doesn't mean he's not a human being, and therefore theologically in need of forgiveness," said Young.
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