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
October 2, 2023 (Steven O’Reilly) – Well, October has certainly started off with some fireworks. First, Archbishop Vigano released a transcript and video which, apparently, was supposed to air at the Catholic Identity Conference over the weekend, but didn’t. Roma Locuta Est will publish a separate article on Vigano’s video/transcript. But the biggest news is … More A New Set of Dubia: This time, a different Outcome?
October 2, 2023 (Edward J. Barr) – Modern culture has gradually destroyed the reality of the intimate relationship between the visible and invisible world. While every culture sees itself as the focus of Salvation history, there are many spiritual luminaries who believe we are at a precipice with regards to the soul of humanity. In 1976 the … More Spiritual Warfare: Part I – The Angelic Army
September 30, 2023 (Steven O’Reilly) – Over the last six months or so, Roma Locuta Est has been producing a series of video rebuttals of the various claims made by those – “Benepapists” – who believe Benedict remained pope until his death in 2022. Thus far, the video series has looked at various Benepapist claims surrounding … More Ganswein’s Speech Explained
September 6, 2023 (Edward J Barr) – The Catholic Church in Rhode Island during my youth was a robust and ubiquitous reality. Rhode Island was the state with the largest percentage of Catholics. The Churches were bursting at the seams. Church bazaars, processions through the streets at many ethnic parishes, and a common culture of traditional Christian morality … More You are a Priest Forever
August 21, 2023 (Steven O’Reilly) – In Part I of Roma Locuta Est‘s book review of Pedro Gabriel’s The Orthodoxy of Amoris Laetitia, we took a look at a series of footnotes wherein yours truly was mentioned (see Book Review: “The Orthodoxy of Amoris Laetitia”). We examined the context of these footnotes and used them … More Book Review: “The Orthodoxy of Amoris Laetitia” – Part II
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