2) Doctrines - This is Sent. Certa - This is infallible but has not been formally elevated yet to the level of De Fide
3) Teachings - Includes Sent. Communis, Sent. pia et probabilis, Sent. communior, and Sent. probabilior - These have varying degrees of certainty and are widely believed. However, they do not rise to the same level as Sent. Certa or De Fide and are therefore not infallible.
I don't agree with Tietjen's answer.
material dogma is any truth of faith or morals taught explicitly or implicitly in Tradition or Scripture.
formal dogma is any truth of faith or morals in Divine Revelation and also taught infallibly by the Magisterium.
The Magisterium teaches infallibly under papal infallibility, under the infallibility of a Council, or under the universal Magisterium. All other teachings of the Magisterium are non-infallible and non-irreformable.
A doctrine is a teaching of the Magisterium. A dogma is an infallible doctrine, i.e. an infallible teaching, of the Magisterium.
Apart from Teachings of the Magisterium, numerous levels of theological opinion are distinguished. Ludwig Ott gives several different levels of opinion (sententia). None of these are per se teachings of the Magisterium, though they may be closely related and thoroughly based on magisterial teachings.
sententia fidei proxima - a teaching proximate to the Faith, i.e. regarded by theologians as found (explicit) in Tradition and Scripture, but not yet taught by the Magisterium.
sententia certa - a teaching pertaining to the Faith, i.e. regarded by theologians as intrinsically connected (implicit) to the teachings of Tradition and Scripture, but not yet taught by the Magisterium.
sententia communis - a common teaching of theologians, i.e. an opinion commonly found among many theologians
other lesser degrees of opinion, in decreasing level of certitude:
sententia probabilis - a probable theological opinion (other related opinions are not probable)
sententia probabilior - a more probable theological opinion (other related opinions are also probable, but somewhat less so)
sententia bene fundata - a well-founded theological opinion
sententia pia - a pious opinion, perhaps without much theological basis, but not contrary to any doctrine or probable theological opinion
sententia tolerata - a weakly founded opinion that is tolerated as being not contrary to established doctrine, but also not probable.
material dogma is any truth of faith or morals taught explicitly or implicitly in Tradition or Scripture.
formal dogma is any truth of faith or morals in Divine Revelation and also taught infallibly by the Magisterium.
The Magisterium teaches infallibly under papal infallibility, under the infallibility of a Council, or under the universal Magisterium. All other teachings of the Magisterium are non-infallible and non-irreformable.
A doctrine is a teaching of the Magisterium. A dogma is an infallible doctrine, i.e. an infallible teaching, of the Magisterium.
Apart from Teachings of the Magisterium, numerous levels of theological opinion are distinguished. Ludwig Ott gives several different levels of opinion (sententia). None of these are per se teachings of the Magisterium, though they may be closely related and thoroughly based on magisterial teachings.
sententia fidei proxima - a teaching proximate to the Faith, i.e. regarded by theologians as found (explicit) in Tradition and Scripture, but not yet taught by the Magisterium.
sententia certa - a teaching pertaining to the Faith, i.e. regarded by theologians as intrinsically connected (implicit) to the teachings of Tradition and Scripture, but not yet taught by the Magisterium.
sententia communis - a common teaching of theologians, i.e. an opinion commonly found among many theologians
other lesser degrees of opinion, in decreasing level of certitude:
sententia probabilis - a probable theological opinion (other related opinions are not probable)
sententia probabilior - a more probable theological opinion (other related opinions are also probable, but somewhat less so)
sententia bene fundata - a well-founded theological opinion
sententia pia - a pious opinion, perhaps without much theological basis, but not contrary to any doctrine or probable theological opinion
sententia tolerata - a weakly founded opinion that is tolerated as being not contrary to established doctrine, but also not probable.
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