Bernhard Josef Hilgers
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Bernhard Josef Hilgers was a German Catholic church historian.
He was excommunicated in 1872, along with Bonn colleagues, by Paul Melchers
, Archbishop of Cologne, in the debate over papal infallibility
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He was excommunicated in 1872, along with Bonn colleagues, by Paul Melchers
Paul Melchers
Paul Melchers was a Cardinal and Archbishop of Cologne. At the height of the Kulturkampf he took refuge in the Netherlands.-Life:Melchers was born in Münster...
, Archbishop of Cologne, in the debate over papal infallibility
Papal infallibility
Papal infallibility is a dogma of the Catholic Church which states that, by action of the Holy Spirit, the Pope is preserved from even the possibility of error when in his official capacity he solemnly declares or promulgates to the universal Church a dogmatic teaching on faith or morals...
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