Papal Infallibility

...wrong interpretation to its meaning,” and ‘dissenting brethren would make use of this definition to oppose the Catholic Church.”[6] One wrong interpretation that Bishop Domenec had to address was that infallibility did not mean impeccability, which claimed that the pope could never sin in his individual capacity or err as

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Patrick Coad, patentee of the galvanic battery, and interesting miscellaneous items

...within the medical community, which at the time was very interested in the use of electricity and magnetism for medical treatment. Pamphlet with information on how to use Coad's galvanic battery during surgical procedures, 1844 Broadside publicizing Coad's lectures, undated The collection includes some of Coad’s correspondence, his lecture notes

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Philly in Focus: Robert Halvey’s Photographic History of Catholic Philadelphia

...War II, for which he received the Legion of Merit, a military award of the United States Armed Forces that is given for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services and achievements.​ Halvey later went on to become a staff photographer for Pennsylvania Hospital. The Robert Halvey Collection

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Influenza Pandemic and the Sisters

...e flu, 34 million more than the total casualties of World War I.[1] In the United States, deaths have been estimated around 675,000, with Philadelphia being one of the hardest hit city with between 13,000 and 16,000 flu related deaths. [2] SB-10, April 7, 1917- Feb. 12, 1920, CHRC On

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