February 17, 2025 (Steven O’Reilly) – During the months of November and December, LifeSiteNews published several articles written by me which addressed various arguments advanced by Dr. Edmund Mazza and Patrick Coffin. My first article, Why Pope Benedict’s resignation was valid: a response to Dr. Mazza replied, as the title suggests, to various specious claims … More LifeSiteNews Articles Debunking Benepapism
February 11, 2025 (Steven O’Reilly) – In this article Roma Locuta Est provides an FAQ which addresses “frequently asked questions” which reflect the objections posed by those who claim Benedict XVI’s resignation was not valid. This FAQ is intended as a resource for those Catholics who have either accepted such claims, or for those who … More Benedict XVI’s Resignation: FAQ
December 8, 2024 (Steven O’Reilly) – In his recent letter on Benedict’s resignation, the excommunicated Archbishop Viganò provided information on something which came to many as a revelation of sorts. Apparently, there is letter correspondence on the topic of Benedict XVI’s resignation between the respected theologian, Msgr. Nicola Bux, and Benedict XVI from 2014 — … More Intellectual Honesty and the End of Benepapism
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”
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