Katzpur
Not your average Mormon
Well, in essence that is true for us, too. You asked a ludicrous hypothetical question and I should have just given you a ludicrous hypothetical answer, instead of attempting to actually address it.Good question! The pope could not make a valid ex cathedra statement about day or night or for that matter pink t-shirts or blue t-shirts. The pope can only speak with infallible protection on matters of faith and morals and not science or anything else.
Neither have our prophets. I can think of only twice in the last hundred years or so.So it would have to be related to scripture and tradition for the Pope to be able to use that charism. Popes have not used that charism often.
Simple. As long as the prophet speaks the truth, the Holy Ghost will confirm it. The prophet has never given new revelation that the Holy Ghost has not confirmed in the minds and hearts of the members of the Church.This brings up another question for you LDS members though. If you do not have to hold to any Prophecy or new revelation unless God confirms it with you personally then what makes the LDS church different from the protestants who say that they must be confirmed by the Holy Spirit for leading them to interpret the passages of the bible correctly. What good is a ultimate Authority(like a prophet) or a Church if one does not have to abide by the teachings? This seems protestant and kinda defeats the whole purpose of the LDS Hierarchy and prophets does it not?
Paul said it best, when he spoke of the organization of Christ's Church here on Earth: "And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ: Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ: That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive..." (Ephesians 4:11-14)
Without Prophets and Apostles, the Church would be left without its foundation and would be like "children... carried about with every wind of doctrine."