ex cathedra

I only hope that you also recognise that the position of the Dutch Government cannot simply be handed down ex cathedra, but that it should be debated in a multinational democracy.
J'espère seulement que vous reconnaîtrez également que la position du gouvernement néerlandais ne peut pas ainsi être prononcée ex cathedra, mais qu'elle devrait résulter d'un débat au sein d'une démocratie multinationale.
We believe in the infallibility enjoyed by the successor of Peter when he teaches ex cathedra as pastor and teacher of all the faithful, and which is assured also to the episcopal body when it exercises with him the supreme magisterium.
Nous croyons à l’infaillibilité dont jouit le successeur de Pierre quand il enseigne ex cathedra comme pasteur et docteur de tous les fidèles, et dont est assuré aussi le corps des évêques lorsqu’il exerce avec lui le magistère suprême.
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