Pope Francis is the valid Roman Pontiff. The Church is indefectible. Therefore, God does not permit an invalid Pope to be accepted by the body of Bishops. Since Pope Francis has been […]
Ron Conte
More About Women Priests
The dogma is true, Christ did not give His Church the authority to ordain women as priests. However, once Christ returns, that could change. Christ Jesus could give His Church this authority. […]
2019 Is the 2000th Anniversary of the Crucifixion
As explained in my book, Important Dates in the Lives of Jesus and Mary, the true date of the Crucifixion of Jesus is AD 19, not AD 30 or 33 (the two […]
The Laity bear some Blame for the CSA Crisis
The Bishops bear some of the blame for the CSA crisis in the Church. They have authority over the seminaries and the priests. They did not respond correctly when abuses came to […]
Aspects of the CSA Crisis that need more Discussion
In no particular order: 1. These abusers thrived in the Church despite not being in the state of grace. How can a member of the clergy be unrepentant from actual mortal sin, […]
Commentary on a Call to Repentance and Reform (CSA)
Dr. Janet E. Smith has a new article at CatholicVote.org on the Church’s child sexual abuse (CSA) crisis. It’s her suggestion to the Bishops to deal with the crisis: To the US […]
Is it a Sin to call for the Resignation of a Pope?
Yes, it is a mortal sin to publicly call for the resignation of any Roman Pontiff. Such an act includes the sin of scandal, the sin of usurping authority in the Church, […]
Progress toward the Schism
The conflict between Pope Francis and the leaders of the conservative Catholic subculture has progressed from one stage to another. Initially, when the new Pope was elected, conservatives were supportive, but also […]
The Ruth Institute Report on Clergy Sex Abuse
Here is the report, in PDF format. The report examines the question as to whether the increase in clergy sex abuse cases is caused by the presence of gay men in the […]
Fr. Chad Ripperger: His Grave Error on Marital Sexual Ethics
Fr. Chad Ripperger has a video on marital sexual ethics: Chastity Within Marriage (series on Marriage 2 of 5). In that video, he approves of certain intrinsically evil sexual acts by Catholic […]
The Infallible Consensus of Catholic Theologians
(There is no such thing.) Some theologians on the far right, such as Fr. Chad Ripperger, claim that the universal and constant consensus of Catholic theologians is to be considered infallible. They […]
Paul Corrected Peter. Conservatives Correct Francis.
The correction Paul gave to Peter is often cited as a justification for the conservative rebukes of Pope Francis. Is there any difference between the correction Saint Paul the Apostle gave to […]
