Convo with @elijahyasi - Papal Infallibility, Vatican 1, Papal Minimalism

In this episode, I’m joined by Elijah Yassi (@elijahyasi ) for a wide-ranging conversation on papal minimalism, Vatican I, and what Catholics actually have to believe about the Pope’s authority.

We dig into the tension between ultramontanism vs. conciliar / minimalist readings, what Vatican I definitively taught (and what it didn’t), and how debates over infallibility, jurisdiction, and assent shape Catholic life today—especially in an era of intense polarization.

Along the way, we talk about why “Pope-centered Catholicism” can become spiritually unhealthy, how to maintain fidelity without fandom, and what it looks like to remain Catholic without turning every papal comment into doctrine.

Topics include:
• What people mean by “papal minimalism”
• Vatican I: infallibility vs. universal jurisdiction
• The difference between dogma, discipline, prudential judgment, and opinion
• Why Catholics struggle with papal statements in the modern media era
• Hyperpapalism, anti-papalism, and the path between extremes
• Assent: what’s required vs. what’s optional
• The role of Tradition, councils, and the ordinary magisterium

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