(March 16, 2017 – Steven O’Reilly) Yesterday the Italian blog Anonimi Della Croce reported, based on a source, that the four Dubia Cardinals had decided against a public formal correction of Pope Francis. The reports suggested that they made this decision due to lack of support among their fellow Cardinals. In my blog yesterday, I … More Correction: The Correction IS on!

(March 15, 2017 – Steven O’Reilly)  Our U.S. Bishops have been in the news lately. Lifesite News recently posted an article regarding the U.S. Bishops writing to the new U.S. Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson, on the subject of Global Warming. The article reported that the bishops wrote a letter to the Secretary of State, … More The Road to Hell is Traveled by Bishops in a Prius

(March 8, 2017 – Steven O’Reilly) Last week, Antonio Socci reported that a group of powerful, liberal cardinals, who had supported Bergoglio’s election to the papacy, now would like the pope to resign (see here). Socci’s reporting indicated that the cardinals do not think it likely that Pope Francis would do so. Indeed, it seems … More Rebellious Cardinals: No to Francis- and No to Parolin?

(March 2, 2017 – Steven O’Reilly) In my last article (The Date of the Coming Formal Correction), I ventured an educated guess as to when the four “dubia” cardinals might issue a public “formal correction” of Pope Francis. My guess remains March 19th, or shortly thereafter. This is simply pure, private speculation. I have no sources. … More The exit is over here, Holy Father

(February 27, 2017 – Steven O’Reilly)  Last September, four cardinals privately submitted a set of five dubia or questions to Pope Francis in the hope of receiving doctrinal clarification of various ambiguities arising from the publication of the pope’s apostolic exhortation, Amoris Laetitia. The dubia, undoubtedly already in the works at the time, followed closely upon … More The Date of the Coming “Formal Correction” of the Pope?