Roma Locuta Est

August 19, 2026 (Steven O’Reilly) – Benepapism, the erroneous belief that the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI was invalid, has flatlined. However, that doesn’t stop various Benepapist, Benepapist sympathizing podcast hosts from shouting “stand clear!” as they attempt to apply “defibrillator paddles” in the form of “EXCLUSIVE” reports to try to shock the dead theory … More John-Henry Westen airs yet another neo-sedevacantist theory

June 1, 2026 (Steven O’Reilly) – Once again, Roma Locuta Est finds it necessary to deal with the claims of those who believe Benedict XVI’s resignation was invalid. Unfortunately, as once predicted, Benepapism has become the launching pad for a new form of sedevacantism, as most — if not all — of the leading Benepapists … More On the Proper Understanding of Benedict XVI and Ganswein

May 23, 2026 (Steven O’Reilly) – Over the last couple of years, John-Henry Westen and Liz Yore, and others, have pushed the claim that a “globalist” cabal shutoff the Vatican ATMs in January 2013 in order to pressure Pope Benedict XVI to resign.  Roma Locuta Est has previously published articles debunking this claim (see Pope … More There was no Vatican ATM plot to force Pope Benedict XVI to resign

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