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Most Catholics have a pet list of teachings that they wish would be declared infallibly, or ex cathedra (from the Chair of Peter). Odds are that these often revolve around hot-button issues like women's ordination, gay marriage, or the reform of the liturgy.

Personally, I'd like there to be an infallible teaching declaring a universal procedure for lining up for communion. I've had egg on my face many times after unwittingly cutting off a few nice, elderly church ladies in the communion line while visiting parishes where I didn't know the local procedure. But that's my own ax to grind.

There is no set list of ex cathedra teachings, but that's because there are only …