5 May 1836 A.D. Rev. Dr. Prof. Johann Friedrich born--later excommunicated for defying Vatican 1
5 May 1836 A.D. Rev. Dr. Prof. Johann Friedrich born. A Romanist, he denied Papal Infallibility as decreed at Vatican 1. He joined with Cardinal Dollinger. Mr. John Henry Newman, a new join to Rome, was not happy either. Christianity.com carries the story at: http://www.christianity.com/church/church-history/birthdays/05-05.html Johann Friedrich (1836 to 1917) Old Catholic Excommunicated for Denying Popes Infallibility. Birth of Johann Friedrich in Germany. A theologian and professor of church history , he was excommunicated in 1871 by the Roman Church for refusing to accept the doctrine of papal infallibility. Consequently, he became a leader in the Old Catholic movement which did not accept this tradition either. The scholarly Friedrich helped form the Old Catholic Theological Faculty at the University of Berne. From Wiki. Johann Friedrich (May 5, 1836 – August 19, 1917), was a German theologian . He was prominent as...