October 18, 2023 (Steven O’Reilly) – With regard to the title of this article, it should not be interpreted as alleging our current Pope is in fact a heretic. That would require a judgment of the Church, and most particularly for a future pope to make. In either case, it is well above my pay … More What to Do in the Case of a Potentially Heretical Pope
October 13, 2023 (Steven O’Reilly) – In a recent article, Roma Locuta Est took a brief look at the two sets of dubia presented by a group of five cardinals, and the response to them by Cardinal Fernandez (see A New Set of Dubia: This time, a different Outcome?). As outlined in my prior article, … More Dubium: ‘Are you a heretic, yes or no?’
October 5, 2023 (Steven O’Reilly) – Over the weekend, Archbishop Viganò released a video and transcript called Vitium Consensus. I was already thinking of commenting in some way on the video after working on my recent Dubia article (see my article, A New Set of Dubia: This time, a different Outcome?). My decision to do so … More Thoughts on Vigano’s ‘Mens Rea’ Thesis
May 7, 2020 (Steven O’Reilly) – The theory that Benedict XVI is still the pope continues to percolate. For example, there was Sergio Russo’s article on Marco Tosatti’s site (see “Two Impelling Questions which necessitate an urgent answer“). Then there was Edward Pentin’s own article on the debate over Benedict XVI’s resignation on his own … More Yet again…Benedict is still, really not pope
December 10, 2019 (Steven O’Reilly) – Should there be an “imperfect council” to potentially consider whether Pope Francis is a formal heretic and or apostate, and if so determined, to declare the See of Peter vacant? Over the last few years Catholics have seen only a few courageous cardinals and bishops speak up regarding the … More Don’t let perfection be the enemy of an Imperfect Council
October 17, 2019 (Steven O’Reilly) – The month of October wears on, as does the Amazon Synod in Rome. While I have been following the goings on in Rome, I have not had time to put fingers to keyboard until now. Events have dictated otherwise. My wife’s mother passed away on September 30 (God rest … More Time for an imperfect council to consider the case of an imperfect pope
July 26, 2019 (Steven O’Reilly) – When is a “pope” not a pope? A recent commentary by Cardinal Müller seems to suggest, albeit in an oblique manner, how we might know. Cardinal Müller recently released a statement “On the Synodal Process in Germany and the Synod for the Amazon,” the text of which was translated … More When is a “pope” not a pope?
July 9, 2019 (Steven O’Reilly) – The “Benedict is Pope” (BiP) theory is still limping along. Having already countered the BiP arguments in a number of articles, I was hoping I would never feel the need again to do so. Some of the articles deal with questions related to whether Benedict’s resignation was forced (see Thoughts on … More Did Pope Benedict XVI resign because of threats? No.
April 30, 2019 (Steven O’Reilly) – A group of twenty Catholic scholars just released an open letter which accuses Pope Francis of heresy (see Prominent clergy, scholars accuse Pope Francis of heresy in open letter). The full document issued by these scholars may be found here. All should read the document. It is a must read … More Regarding the Open Letter accusing Pope Francis of Heresy
February 11, 2019 (Steven O’Reilly) – The pace of significant events in the Church seems to have quickened over the last several weeks. The New York legislature voted for and Governor Cuomo signed the “Reproductive Health Act” which allows abortion up to the moment of birth. Calls by an outraged laity for either the bishop … More A Correction of Pope Francis: A glimmer of hope there will be one?
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