August 28, 2025 (Steven O’Reilly) – Last week I was invited on Christine Harrington’s Eternal Life Plan Program again.
Our discussion focused on the recent publication of Benedict XVI’s 2014 letter to Msgr. Nicola Bux, and its impact on various Benepapist theories which claim Benedict XVI’s resignation was invalid.
This letter effectively refutes the core claims of Andrea Cionci’s “Ratzinger Code” theory, as well as the ‘partial resignation’ theory popularized by Ann Barnhardt & Co.
To date, Roma Locuta Est has published the following articles touching on Benedict’s 2014 letter:
The Authenticity of Benedict XVI’s 2014 Letter
The Stake through the Heart of Benepapism
Intellectual Honesty and the End of Benepapism
Vigano and the Spontaneous Combustion of Benepapism
My first appearance on her show focused on rebutting claims that Benedict’s resignation was forced (see HERE).
The current discussion on Benedict XVI’s 2014 letter may be found at this link:
Thanks again to Christine Harrington for having me on her show!
Other resources providing arguments which disprove the claims of the Benepapists (i.e., those who believe Benedict’s resignation was invalid for one reason or another) may be found here:
On my YouTube channel, one may find a over a dozen videos which provides arguments against Benepapist claims. more in
The book Valid? The Resignation of Pope Benedict XVI (may be found on Amazon, and other online book sellers).
On this blog, Roma Locuta Est, the links to various arguments against the Benepapist claims may be found in the following articles: The Case against those who claim “Benedict is (still) pope” and Summa Contra the BiP Theory (Why Benedict XVI is NOT the pope).
Steven O’Reilly is a graduate of the University of Dallas and the Georgia Institute of Technology. A former intelligence officer, he and his wife, Margaret, live near Atlanta. He has written apologetic articles, and is author of Book I of the Pia Fidelis trilogy, The Two Kingdoms; and of Valid? The Resignation of Pope Benedict XVI. He writes for Roma Locuta Est He can be contacted at StevenOReilly@AOL.com. Follow on Twitter: @S_OReilly_USA.
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