Category: Cardinal Muller

Formal Correction: Now is the time!

January 5, 2024

January 5, 2024 (Steven O’Reilly) – On December 18, 2023, the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith published the controversial Declaration Fiducia Supplicans. While claiming not to allow the blessing of same-sex unions or relationships, the document contradicted itself in allowing the blessing of same-sex “couples” as same-sex couples (see my prior article, Will Fiducia … More Formal Correction: Now is the time!

What to Do in the Case of a Potentially Heretical Pope

October 18, 2023

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

On a Correct Understanding of Amoris Laetitia: Which is it? (Part I)

February 4, 2021

February 3, 2021 (Steven O’Reilly) – Perhaps it should go without saying that when defending the Catholic Faith, Catholics should first and foremost be defenders of orthodoxy. Though it seems to some, being defenders of orthodoxy does not always entail being first and foremost a defender of the pope, any particular bishop, or any one … More On a Correct Understanding of Amoris Laetitia: Which is it? (Part I)

On a Correct Understanding of Amoris Laetitia: Which is it? (Part II)

February 4, 2021

February 3, 2021 (Steven O’Reilly) – This is the second and final part of a series “On the Correct Understanding of Amoris Laetitia: Which is it?”  In part one, we looked at the Church’s “constant and universal” tradition and practice on the question of whether Holy Communion can be given to the divorce and remarried … More On a Correct Understanding of Amoris Laetitia: Which is it? (Part II)