March 13, 2023 (Steven O’Reilly) – Today, March 13, 2023, marks the 10th anniversary of the election of Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio as pope. These have been a confusing, disturbing, and unsettling ten years to say the least in the Catholic Church. There are so many thing to point to that it is quite easy to … More Five Questions about the 2013 Conclave for the Historical Record

March 4, 2023 (Steven O’Reilly) – One of the arguments that Benepapists use to claim that Benedict remained pope until his death is that he appears to have given apostolic blessings on a couple or more occasions. Indeed, Ann Barnhardt harps on this point (see HERE). In fact, it is true that in at least … More Benepapists and their false claims about Apostolic Blessings

February 28, 2023 (Steven O’Reilly) – Ten years ago today, on February 28th 2013, Pope Benedict XVI’s resignation became effective at 8pm, Rome time. Just one day after his last audience, and on the very day his resignation would become effective later that evening, Pope Benedict XVI spoke to Catholic pilgrims for the Diocese of … More Ten Years Ago: Benedict confirms “I am no longer the Supreme Pontiff of the Catholic Church”

February 27, 2023 (Steven O’Reilly) – Ten years ago on February 27, 2013, Pope Benedict XVI gave his final audience as pope. As noted before on this Roma Locuta Est, the Benepapists have tried, falsely, to make much of it.  Roma Locuta Est has published various articles which debunk the Benepapist interpretation of the Last … More Benedict’s Last Audience: Ten Years After

February 24, 2023 (Steven O’Reilly) – Roma Locuta Est announced a video series titled “Roma Locuta Est Considers” which will from time to time consider various topics. The first set of videos is covering the topic of Benepapism, the erroneous belief that Benedict XVI’s resignation was invalid.  The first videos of the series are focused on the … More Roma Locuta Est Considers: Benepapism and the Munus vs. Ministerium (Episode VI)

February 18, 2023 (Steven O’Reilly) – Recently, Roma Locuta Est announced a video series titled “Roma Locuta Est Considers” which will from time to time consider various topics. The first set of videos is covering the topic of Benepapism, the erroneous belief that Benedict XVI’s resignation was invalid.  The first videos of the series are focused … More Roma Locuta Est Considers: Benepapism and the Munus vs. Ministerium (Episode V)

February 14, 2023 (Steven O’Reilly) – A couple of weeks ago, Roma Locuta Est announced a forthcoming video series “Roma Locuta Est Considers” which will from time to time discuss various topics. The first set of videos is covering the topic of Benepapism.  The first videos of the series are focused on the debate over the munus vs. the … More Roma Locuta Est Considers: Benepapism and the Munus vs. Ministerium (Episode IV)

February 13, 2023 (Steven O’Reilly) –  A couple of weeks ago, Roma Locuta Est announced a forthcoming video series “Roma Locuta Est Considers” which will from time to time discuss various topics. The first set of videos is covering the topic of Benepapism. Roma Locuta Est has covered the Benepapist controversy from nearly its beginning.  Benepapism is the claim … More Roma Locuta Est Considers: Benepapism and the Munus vs. Ministerium (Episode III)

February 11, 2023 (Steven O’Reilly) – On this day 10 years ago, Pope Benedict XVI announced that he would resign the papacy effective February 28, 2013. Earlier today, to mark this occasion, I was invited to join Italian musician and writer Aurelio Porfiri on his podcast Ritorno a Itaca (“return to Ithaca”) to discuss the … More 10th Anniversary of Benedict XVI’s Renunciation of the Papacy