December 18, 2023 (Steven O’Reilly) – Today the DDF released a document titled Fiducia Supplicans, On the Pastoral Meaning of Blessings. This new DDF document now offers “the possibility of blessings for couples in irregular situations and for couples of the same sex,” something hitherto prohibited by Rome (cf Responsum of the Congregation for the … More Will Fiducia Supplicans Backfire on Pope Francis?
November 29, 2023 (Steven O’Reilly) – In recent days news has come out that Pope Francis has decided to take steps to punish Cardinal Burke, per one report, for being his “nemico,” Italian for “enemy”. The original report appeared on the Italian website, La Bussola Quotidiana. The article, titled “Il Papa: Via casa e stipendio … More Other “canonical penalties” for Cardinal Burke?
November 16, 2023 (Edward J. Barr) – Many Christians are familiar with the popular prayer to the guardian angel. Though most don’t recognize the immense power these angels have in assisting us during our faith journey on earth. The church is clear on the reality of guardian angels. In speaking about the angels, “from infancy to death human … More The Gift of Your Guardian Angel
November 9, 2023 (Steven O’Reilly) – Earlier today, I had a chance to visit with Tim Gordon on his “Rules for Retrogrades” podcast. The topic of the discussion was “Is Francis a material heretic?” We discussed the implications of the preface Pope Francis (see also article on OnePeterFive) wrote for Stephen Walford’s book, as well … More Discussion: “Is Francis a material heretic?”
October 25, 2023 (Steven O’Reilly) – Ann Barnhardt recently released a new video in her series promoting Benepapism. Folks interested in the controversy, and her take on it, should check out her video (see Bergoglio Antipapacy Part 3: Enough!). I’ll make some high-level comments about the video below; providing rebuttals of the key points of her … More Deconstructing Ann Barnhardt’s Benedict Video
October 23, 2023 (Edward J. Barr) – The Church teaches that Mary is queen of heaven and earth. Yet, she is much more. She is the commander of the heavenly host. In part I of our series we provided an overview of the angels (see “Spiritual Warfare: Part I – The Angelic Army). How did Mary get to be queen … More Spiritual Warfare: Part II – Mary, Queen of Angels
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 6, 2023 (Steven O’Reilly) – Last weekend, Archbishop Viganò released a video speech titled Vitium Consensus. He also released a transcript of that speech. In a recent article, Roma Locuta Est provided an analysis and commentary on the thesis Viganò presented (see Thoughts on Vigano’s ‘Mens Rea’ Thesis). I will not revisit that analysis … More The Return of the “Influential Italian Gentleman”
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
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