5 May 1836 AD: Birth of Mr. (Rev.Dr.Prof.) Johann Friedrich--the Roman Professor Excommunicated for Denying Papal Infallibility

5 May 1836 A.D.  Mr. (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.