May 21, 2023 (Steven O’Reilly) – Seven years ago on May 20, 2016, Gänswein gave a speech on the occasion of the launch of Fr. Regoli’s book on the papacy of Pope Benedict XVI.  Benepapists seized upon some of the lines of the speech to claim Gänswein’s words prove that Benedict intended to remain pope … More Gänswein’s Speech: Seven years later

May 20, 2023 (Steven O’Reilly) – (Updated 10/14/2023) The Benepapists, also known as Bippers or Benevacantists, continue to propagate their errors via podcasts and books.  In answer to the challenge of the likes of Andrea Cionci, Ann Barnhardt, Dr. Mazza, Estefania Acosta, Patrick Coffin,  et al; Roma Locuta Est has provided a number of resources … More Video Series Debunking Benepapism / BiP / Benevacantism

May 12, 2023 (Steven O’Reilly) – Over the course of the current pontificate, Catholics have been subjected to a growing list of questionable actions by Pope Francis.  Some may, with reason, suggest that describing them merely as “questionable” is to put things too charitably. Items on the list that quickly come to mind include Amoris … More Yet another thing in need of a papal “clarification”?

April 13, 2023 (Steven O’Reilly) – If readers of RomaLocutaEst have not seen it already, please check out my recent article on Benepapism published on OnePeterFive.  Titled “Whither Benepapism“, the article looks at some of the key arguments made by the Benepapists and provides a refutation of them.  In addition, the article looks at an … More A Recent Article on Benepapism

March 13, 2023 (Steven O’Reilly) – Today, March 13, 2023, marks the 10th anniversary of the election of Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio as pope. These have been a confusing, disturbing, and unsettling ten years to say the least in the Catholic Church. There are so many thing to point to that it is quite easy to … More Five Questions about the 2013 Conclave for the Historical Record

March 4, 2023 (Steven O’Reilly) – One of the arguments that Benepapists use to claim that Benedict remained pope until his death is that he appears to have given apostolic blessings on a couple or more occasions. Indeed, Ann Barnhardt harps on this point (see HERE). In fact, it is true that in at least … More Benepapists and their false claims about Apostolic Blessings

February 28, 2023 (Steven O’Reilly) – Ten years ago today, on February 28th 2013, Pope Benedict XVI’s resignation became effective at 8pm, Rome time. Just one day after his last audience, and on the very day his resignation would become effective later that evening, Pope Benedict XVI spoke to Catholic pilgrims for the Diocese of … More Ten Years Ago: Benedict confirms “I am no longer the Supreme Pontiff of the Catholic Church”

February 27, 2023 (Steven O’Reilly) – Ten years ago on February 27, 2013, Pope Benedict XVI gave his final audience as pope. As noted before on this Roma Locuta Est, the Benepapists have tried, falsely, to make much of it.  Roma Locuta Est has published various articles which debunk the Benepapist interpretation of the Last … More Benedict’s Last Audience: Ten Years After

February 24, 2023 (Steven O’Reilly) – Roma Locuta Est announced a video series titled “Roma Locuta Est Considers” which will from time to time consider various topics. The first set of videos is covering the topic of Benepapism, the erroneous belief that Benedict XVI’s resignation was invalid.  The first videos of the series are focused on the … More Roma Locuta Est Considers: Benepapism and the Munus vs. Ministerium (Episode VI)

February 21, 2023 (Edward J Barr) – The Church has a long history of getting involved in world issues.  Traditionally, this has meant offering guidance to the faithful on how to properly form their consciences. A recent example is the 2015 US Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) document Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship: A Call to Political … More Is the Culture of Death creating the Remnant? Part II: The Role of the Church