Cardinal Muller is now in a state of public formal schism, and is automatically excommunicated. Muller has publicly declared that he will not accept any teaching of a Pope or Ecumenical Council, not even an ex cathedra (infallible) papal teaching, … Continue reading
Category Archives: Church teaching
Summary of “The Indefectibility of the Roman Pontiff”
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This post is a summary of my book: The Indefectibility of the Roman Pontiff Which Popes Are Valid? The three conditions for a valid papacy are: 1. valid election; 2. free acceptance of the office; 3. ordination to the episcopal … Continue reading
The Council of Trent corrected an error by Aquinas on Transubstantiation
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The dogma of transubstantiation was infallibly defined by the Council of Trent: “The most holy Eucharist has indeed this in common with the rest of the sacraments, that it is a symbol of a sacred thing, and is a visible … Continue reading
What is Valid Matter for Eucharist?
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The bread to be consecrated must be wheat bread. If it is not wheat, or not bread, it is not valid matter. The wheat must have some gluten in it, because gluten is necessary for it to be wheat. Not … Continue reading
The anti-Jewish and anti-Muslim views of Michael Voris
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As a believing and practicing Catholic, I reject the anti-Jewish views of Michael Voris and other persons on the far right of Catholicism. These views are contrary to authentic Catholic teaching and are outright heresy: Voris: “After the destruction to … Continue reading
More About Women Priests
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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. For this to happen, a certain minority opinion … Continue reading
The Infallible Consensus of Catholic Theologians
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(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 cite Tuas Libenter by Pope Pius IX in … Continue reading
Can Women Ever Be Catholic Priests? The Loophole
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1. The infallible teaching of Pope Saint John Paul II is as follows: “Wherefore, in order that all doubt may be removed regarding a matter of great importance, a matter which pertains to the Church’s divine constitution itself, in virtue … Continue reading
Can Papal Teachings be Rejected for being New?
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Vatican I taught: “For the Holy Spirit was promised to the successors of Peter not so that they might, by his revelation, make known some new doctrine, but that, by his assistance, they might religiously guard and faithfully expound the … Continue reading
Rejecting Humanae Vitae in 1968 and 2018
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When Humanae Vitae was released on 25 July 1968, the welcome was not warm. Very promptly, many priests and theologians spoke against the encyclical. On 30 July 1968, a group of 87 Catholic theologians, including many priests and a few … Continue reading
Can a faithful Catholic have sex with a Spouse who is using Contraception?
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Formal cooperation occurs when the act of the other person is intrinsically evil, and the cooperating act is ordered, by the nature of the act, to assist in attaining the evil end of that intrinsically evil act. This makes the … Continue reading
Church Teaching on Marital Sexual Ethics
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This article is divided into 7 subsections: 1. A sexual act is any deliberate use of the sexual faculty. 2. An incomplete sexual act (i.e. lacking climax) is still a sexual act. 3. Even in marriage, completed sexual acts must … Continue reading