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December 1, 2024 (Steven O’Reilly) – Archbishop Viganò recent published an open letter titled “THE ‘DISASSEMBLED’ Papacy: Emeritus. munus, ministerium.” This open letter has appeared on other sites over the last day or so, such as LifeSiteNews. But what is Viganò really saying in it? Perhaps others may have a different take on it than … More Vigano and the Spontaneous Combustion of Benepapism
November 15, 20234 (Steven O’Reilly) – Late into the night of November 5th, and into the early hours of November 6th, Americans received great news with the election of Donald J. Trump to his second term. There is now the opportunity to truly uproot the “Deep State” which is embedded in departments and agencies across … More President Trump, American Catholics deserve to know – do something!
October 7, 2024 (Steven O’Reilly) – The regular readers of Roma Locuta Est know that I am in no way a fan of Pope Francis. I have from the outset of this blog severely critiqued the works of the Francis-apologists (see Summa Contra the Francis-Apologists), and have even examined the oddities of the 2013 conclave (see … More A Rebuttal of Fr. Nix and his defense of Benepapism
August 27, 2024 (Steven O’Reilly) – Earlier today I appeared as a guest on Robert Moynihan’s Inside the Vatican podcast over at Urbi et Orbi Communications. Mr. Moynihan, his co-host, Matt Gaspers, and I discussed the question “Was Pope Benedict XVI’s Resignation Valid?” My thanks to Mr. Moynihan and Mr. Gaspers for the invite and discussion. … More Podcast Discussion: Was Pope Benedict XVI’s Resignation Valid?
August 9, 2024 (Steven O’Reilly) – Taylor Marshall just released on his YouTube channel a two part interview with Archbishop Viganò. In the videos, Marshall reads Viganò’s written responses to written questions that had been submitted to him. Here I will only focus on one of the questions and Viganò’s response. Question #10 reads as … More Viganò hops from one bad theory to another
August 7, 2024 (Steven O’Reilly) – Yesterday, August 6th, Patrick Coffin appeared on Tim Gordon’s Rules for Retrograde podcast (see HERE). In the course of Mr. Coffin’s appearance, the topic of Benepapism came up during the interview. The particular brand of Benepapism peddled by Mr. Coffin is Andrea Cionci’s so-called “Ratzinger Code.” The general idea … More Patrick Coffin, Andrea Cionci, the “Ratzinger Code,” and Gaslighting
July 10, 2024 (Steven O’Reilly) – Back in February of 2023, Roma Locuta Est published A Rebuttal of Dr. Mazza’s book on Pope Benedict’s Resignation.[1] The article addressed the key claims of Dr. Mazza’s just published book at the time (The Third Secret of Fatima & the Synodal Church: Volume I Pope Benedict’s Resignation). Over the … More Dr. Mazza and the “Pope Emeritus”
June 13, 2024 (Steven O’Reilly) – After a brief hiatus, I have begun producing some additional videos on topics related to Benepapism. The most recent offering is Episode 15 of my series on Benepapism on my Youtube channel (HERE), This new video replies to Benepapist claims regarding the title of “pope emeritus,” Benedict wearing white … More A Rebuttal of Benepapist claims regarding Benedict and Apostolic Blessings
May 17, 2024 (Steven O’Reilly) – This article continues with Roma Locuta Est‘s Historicity series of articles (see also HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, and HERE). This article will consider the case of the Miracle of Calanda, which occurred in Calanda, Spain in 1640. The miracle involves the case of Miguel Juan Pellicer whose leg was … More The Historicity of the Miracle of Calanda
April 15, 2024 (Steven O’Reilly) – [Updated 4/17/2024] This will be my second article covering the recent debate on Benepapism between Matt Gaspers and Dr. Edmund Mazza. My first article addressed Dr. Mazza’s blatant ad hominem attack on me during the course of that debate (see A Reply to an Ad Hominem), and his employment … More Dr. Mazza, PH.D., and Universal Acceptance: Another Failed Argument
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