30 JANUARY 1959, Page 6

EVEN IF THIS procedural diliiculty were overcome, which is highly

doubtful, it is almost certain that the dogma of Papal infallibility and the two Marjan dogmas would make much progress to- wards unity impossible. The only solution that I can see is not likely to gain wide support. This is that the Pope should declare ex cathedra that he is not infallible. Non-Roman Catholics would be delighted because this would confirm what they already believe. And Roman Catholics could not object since they consider that when the Pope speaks ex cathedra on faith and morals to all Christians he is infallible, and they are bound to accept what he says as true.