Vigano and the Spontaneous Combustion of Benepapism

December 1, 2024 (Steven O’Reilly) – Archbishop Viganò recent published an open letter titled “THE ‘DISASSEMBLED’ Papacy: Emeritus. munus, ministerium.” This open letter has appeared on other sites over the last day or so, such as LifeSiteNews.  But what is Viganò really saying in it? Perhaps others may have a different take on it than … More Vigano and the Spontaneous Combustion of Benepapism

President Trump, American Catholics deserve to know – do something!

November 15, 20234 (Steven O’Reilly) – Late into the night of November 5th, and into the early hours of November 6th, Americans received great news with the election of Donald J. Trump to his second term. There is now the opportunity to truly uproot the “Deep State” which is embedded in departments and agencies across … More President Trump, American Catholics deserve to know – do something!

A Rebuttal of Fr. Nix and his defense of Benepapism

October 7, 2024 (Steven O’Reilly) – The regular readers of Roma Locuta Est know that I am in no way a fan of Pope Francis.  I have from the outset of this blog severely critiqued the works of the Francis-apologists (see Summa Contra the Francis-Apologists), and have even examined the oddities of the 2013 conclave (see … More A Rebuttal of Fr. Nix and his defense of Benepapism

Viganò hops from one bad theory to another

August 9, 2024 (Steven O’Reilly) – Taylor Marshall just released on his YouTube channel a two part interview with Archbishop Viganò. In the videos, Marshall reads Viganò’s written responses to written questions that had been submitted to him. Here I will only focus on one of the questions and Viganò’s response.  Question #10 reads as … More Viganò hops from one bad theory to another

Minutella, Cionci, Barnhardt wrong on the “PP” (Pontifex Pontificum)

February 2, 2024 (Steven O’Reilly) – Perhaps a few months back, I saw the claim on X that Benedict, as Pope Emeritus, still continued to sign letters with his name and a “PP”, which depending on the source, stands for Pontifex Primus or Pontifex Pontificum — i.e., the pope. The claim here is that after his … More Minutella, Cionci, Barnhardt wrong on the “PP” (Pontifex Pontificum)