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The Errors of Mr. Coffin on the PP signature and Apostolic Blessings

May 16, 2026

May 16, 2026 (Steven O’Reilly) – On a recent podcast, John-Henry Westen and Patrick Coffin again called into doubt whether the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI was valid (see Was Benedict XVI Still Pope? Vatican Petition Sparks Debate). The seeming prompt for the show was a recent story that the Office of the Promoter of Justice at the … More The Errors of Mr. Coffin on the PP signature and Apostolic Blessings

Fr. Pagliarani’s SSPX Statement: Untrue, Divisive, Uncharitable, and Arguably Heretical

May 3, 2026

May 3, 2026 (Steven O’Reilly) – The date on which the SSPX’s plans consecrations of new bishops is now less than two months away.  That date, July 1st, is just around the corner, and as we approach it, the plaintive cries for the pope to show ‘mercy’ to the SSPX and to approve of the consecrations … More Fr. Pagliarani’s SSPX Statement: Untrue, Divisive, Uncharitable, and Arguably Heretical

Vatican’s Criminal Probe of Renunciation: Much ado about nothing

April 15, 2026

April 14, 2026 (Steven O’Reilly) – Benepapism, the mistaken belief that the resignation of Benedict XVI was invalid, is something of zombie controversy.  It’s dead but its adherents don’t want to believe it, demanding more sequels. The latest news on which the Benepapists are likely to pin their hopes is found in a recent LifeSiteNews … More Vatican’s Criminal Probe of Renunciation: Much ado about nothing

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