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The Evolution of Infallibility in Institutional Hierarchies

Analysis of the doctrine of Papal Infallibility through the lens of institutional inheritance and identity-defense mechanisms.

The declaration of infallibility (1870) provides a canonical example of institutionalized LHS. The claim acts as an EAT (Epistemic Anchor Tether), anchoring all future organizational mistakes to a protected, non-falsifiable historical lineage.

InfallibilityDogmaEpistemic Anchor TetherInstitutional Sovereignty

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