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Note to players: description acceptable. The jurist al-Shafi’i accorded this quality to ijma only when it was “from the generality to the generality.” The 33rd verse of the 33rd sura, also known as the Verse of Purification, is considered scriptural evidence of this quality. The term Ma‘ṣūmūn collectively refers to Muhammad, Fatimah, and the Twelve Imams, the fourteen individuals that the Twelver Shia believe to have this quality. (15[1])Although it can refer to innocence, the word ‘iṣmah primarily signifies this quality. Ignaz von (*) Dollinger challenged the assertion of this quality, alongside the supremacy of the pope, in the document Pastor (10[1])aeternus at the First Vatican Council in 1870. For 10 points, Pius IX dogmatically defined (10[1])the pope speaking ex cathedra as having what protection? ■END■

ANSWER: infallibility [or papal infallibility; or answers indicating being free of error; or answers indicating never being wrong; or answers indicating always being correct; accept ‘iṣmah before mentioned]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Hasna KarimGlass Onyen: A Knives Out MysteryFan-tastic Negs and Where to Find Them6715
Stevie MillerMaryland ARutgers Diaspora9910
Jonathan ShaufThe Perfection of Wisdom in 8,000 NegsMaryland B+11410

Summary

2023 BHSU @ Northwestern02/25/2023Y6100%17%17%100.83
2023 BHSU @ Maryland03/11/2023Y3100%33%0%93.33
2023 BHSU @ Berkeley03/18/2023Y3100%33%33%96.67
2023 BHSU @ Sheffield04/15/2023Y2100%100%0%72.50
2023 BHSU @ Waterloo04/15/2023Y3100%33%0%92.67