The Catholic Church has never stated that the Bible is infallible. That's why the Papal doctrine even exists. They knew very early that the Bible was not only f

The Catholic Church has never stated that the Bible is infallible. That's why the Papal doctrine even exists. They knew very early that the Bible was not only fallible but also contradictory in many points. Only after Martin Luther is that the idea of "Sola Scriptura" was popularized.