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Radical Catholic Reactionaries vs. Catholic Traditionalism

Radical Catholic Reactionaries vs. Catholic Traditionalism

Last updated on: July 27, 2026 at 12:06 pm by Dave Armstrong

Radical Catholic Reactionaries vs. Catholic Traditionalism 2026-07-27T12:06:49-04:00 Dave Armstrong

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The great apologist James Likoudis highly recommended this web page in 2002. See my Facebook article about that.

Disclaimer

I highly urge more mainstream “traditionalists” who read any of the papers listed below, to first read my paper: Definitions: Radical Catholic Reactionaries, Mainstream “Traditionalists,” and Supposed “Neo-Catholics” (Chapter One of my book, Mass Movements: Radical Catholic Reactionaries, the New Mass, and Ecumenism), and also my Introduction to this book, as well as my article, Radical Catholic Reactionaries: What They Are Not. This will preclude needless misunderstandings regarding exactly what I am against, and what I agree with. I am not “against” mainstream “traditionalism.” Thanks! I wrote in my Chapter One, linked above:

I have much in common with “traditionalists”. I admire several things about them: . . . I am usually in agreement with “traditionalists” and consider myself a close ally to them. We disagree on some things, but this is far less than the agreement and unity that is present.. . . I don’t share all of their particular concerns or analyses. Nevertheless, I feel quite close to them, and a strong kinship or affinity.

Also, for a very helpful, thoughtful treatment of the general topic, written by my friend David Palm, the self-described “reluctant traditionalist,” see his essay, What is Traditional Catholicism? I don’t agree with absolutely everything he writes, but I think this is a good aid for drawing the necessary distinctions that are so crucial in discussing these matters.

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Pope Francis Defended: Resources for Confused or Troubled Folks [collection of many links]

Pope Francis Explained: Survey of Myths, Legends, and Catholic Defenses in Harmony with Tradition [2014, 127 pages]

See also: Errors of Radical Catholic Reactionaries (Collection): 33 archived older papers (Internet Archive) on almost all the topics below

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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I. LEGITIMATE CATHOLIC TRADITIONALISM

II. CORDIAL, CONSTRUCTIVE DIALOGUES WITH ONE PETER FIVE EDITOR TIMOTHY FLANDERS

III. RADICAL CATHOLIC REACTIONARIES

IV. THE REMNANT / CHRIS FERRARA / MICHAEL MATT

V. STEVE SKOJEC (FORMER ONE PETER FIVE EDITOR)

VI. ONE PETER FIVE SITE

VII. DR. PETER KWASNIEWSKI

VIII. FRANK PAVONE LAICIZATION

IX. HILARY WHITE (LIFESITE NEWS / THE REMNANT)

X. LOUIE VERRECCHIO (AKA CATHOLIC)

XI. TERMINOLOGY ISSUES: RADICAL CATHOLIC REACTIONARIES AND THE DISCARDED RADTRAD

XII. TERMINOLOGY ISSUES: NEO-CATHOLIC

XIII. TRIDENTINE MASS AND “NEW” (PAULINE) MASS / LITURGICAL DISPUTES

XIV. TRADITIONIS CUSTODES

XV. VATICAN II

XVI. POPE-BASHING

XVII. AMORIS LAETITIA

XVIII. ECUMENISM AND SALVATION “OUTSIDE” THE CATHOLIC CHURCH

XIX. TAYLOR MARSHALL AND HIS BOOK, INFILTRATION: THE PLOT TO DESTROY THE CHURCH FROM WITHIN

XX. MICHAEL VORIS (CHURCH MILITANT)

XXI. ERRORS OF ROBERT SUNGENIS

XXII. SEDEVACANTISM

XXIII. THE EXCOMMUNICATED ARCHBISHOP CARLO MARIA VIGANO

XXIV. BISHOP ATHANASIUS SCHNEIDER

XXV. BISHOP EMERITUS JOSEPH STRICKLAND

XXVI. “PACHAMAMA” ALLEGED IDOLATRY AT THE AMAZON SYNOD / “MOTHER EARTH” / CORONAVIRUS & ALLEGED JUDGMENT

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I. LEGITIMATE CATHOLIC TRADITIONALISM

Dietrich von Hildebrand & Legitimate Traditionalism (2-27-02; terminology and a few other minor things revised on 4-18-20)

Why Not Kick Modernist Dissenters Out of the Church? [3-7-02]

Sunny Optimism re God’s Guidance of His Church [7-22-11]

Am I a Catholic Traditionalist? (You Decide!) [8-7-13]

Dialogue with Traditionalist “Boniface” Regarding Modernism in the Church [8-16-13]

Crisis in the Church: What to Do About It? [9-12-13]

Conciliation: “Traditionalists” and Other Orthodox Catholics [9-20-13]

On Catholic Hyper-Rationalism & Manufactured “Crises” [12-28-13]

Swishy Bishops, Liberal Dissidents, and “PR” Regarding Pope Francis [10-6-14]

On Traditionalist Use of “Conservative Catholic” [5-8-15]

Do “Right” and “Left” Properly Apply (by Analogy) to an Ecclesiastical Spectrum as well as to Political Analysis? [9-13-15]

Indefectibility, Fear, & the Synod on the Family [9-30-15]

Traditionalism & Apologetics: Allies or Enemies? [1-12-16]

Douthat’s Flawed Critique of “Conservative” Catholicism [3-2-16]

Kevin M. Tierney Trashes Scott Eric Alt, Keating, Madrid et al, and Apologetics [Facebook, 7-1-16]

Traditionalist Fr. Chad Ripperger Critiques Traditionalism [7-21-21]

On the Last Three Popes’ Appointments of Cardinals: Traditionalists Have a Valid Point About Bad Appointments and the Disastrous Appeasement of Theological Liberals in the Church [7-18-22]

II. CORDIAL, CONSTRUCTIVE DIALOGUES WITH ONE PETER FIVE EDITOR TIMOTHY FLANDERS

Reply to Timothy Flanders’ Defense of Taylor Marshall [7-8-19]

Dialogue w Ally of Taylor Marshall, Timothy Flanders [7-17-19]

Dialogue w 1P5 Writer Timothy Flanders: Introduction [2-1-20]

Dialogue w Timothy Flanders #2: State of Emergency? [2-25-20]

Alexander Tschugguel, Taylor Marshall, & God’s Wrath [3-19-20]

Is Vatican II Analogous to “Failed” Lateran Council V? [8-11-20]

Dialogue #6 w 1P5 Columnist Timothy Flanders [8-24-20]

Comments on My Ongoing Dialogue with One Peter Five Columnist Timothy Flanders, On His Site [Facebook, 11-2-20]

Dialogue #7 w 1P5 Columnist Timothy Flanders (Highlighting Papal Indefectibility, Pastor Aeternus from Vatican I in 1870, & the “Charitable Anathema”) [12-1-20]

Pastor Aeternus (1870): Can a Pope Ever Make Heresy Binding? (Dr. Robert Fastiggi and Ron Conte; edited by Dave Armstrong, in Response to Timothy Flanders) [12-1-20]

III. RADICAL CATHOLIC REACTIONARIES

Syllabus of 60 Radical Catholic Reactionary Errors [2000]

Debate: My “Syllabus of 60 Catholic Reactionary Errors” [11-24-00]

Radical Catholic Reactionaries vs. an Optimistic Faith [1-21-01]

Dietrich von Hildebrand & Legitimate Traditionalism (2-27-02; terminology and a few other minor things revised on 4-18-20)

Radical Catholic Reactionaries: Essential Characteristics [2002] [ch. 1 of my free online book, Reflections on Radical Catholic Reactionaries]

Indefectibility of Holy Mother Church: Believe It Or Not [2002]

Faith and Optimism vs. Reactionary Gloomy Pessimism [2002]

Books by Dave Armstrong: Reflections on Radical Catholic Reactionaries [Dec. 2002; revised edition: 8-17-13]

2nd Conversion? Reactionary Absurdities Satirized [10-7-03]

Catholic Fundamentalism & “Insufficiently Converted Catholics” [2-21-06]

Pensées on Radical Catholic Reactionaries [1-5-13]

Pope Francis, Foot-Washing, & Humility (Pete Vere & Dave Armstrong) [3-13-13 and 3-30-13]

Rorate Caeli‘s Pope-Basher, Marcelo González: Holocaust Revisionist [4-8-13]

Why I am Critical of Radical Catholic Reactionaries [8-20-13]

Provocative (?) Thoughts on Radical Catholic Reactionaries [8-23-13]

Pope Francis Excoriates Radical Catholic Reactionaries in his Apostolic Exhortation, Evangelii Gaudium [Facebook, 11-26-13]

Discussion: Ecumenism vs. Radical Catholic Reactionaries [1-4-14]

Radical Catholic Reactionaries: Overview of Their Essential Errors [3-26-14]
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Contrary to the prophets of gloom-and-doom, who say the Church in America is going to pot and all trends are downward . . . [Facebook discussion about how bad this problem (pessimism) is, and on the state of affairs in the Church, 6-8-14]

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Pope St. John XXIII & Pope Benedict XVI on “Prophets of Doom” [6-9-14]

The Bible on Separation from Divisive Christians [6-13-14]

Reactionary Errors as Bad or Worse Than Modernist Ones [7-13-14]

Pope Francis on Cardinal Burke [Facebook, 12-8-14]

Are Modern Papal Encyclicals Too Long? [7-9-15]

Silly and Entertaining Personal Attacks from Radical Catholic Reactionaries [Facebook, 7-10-15]

Lately, I’ve Been Exceedingly Blessed (By Insults) [12-31-15]

Reply to Misguided Radical Catholic Reactionary Criticisms [2-13-16]

Reactionaries, “Filthy Lucre”, & Catholic Patheos Writers [5-29-16]

Why Wrangle with Catholic Reactionaries? [8-24-16]
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Defending Ecumenism and Vatican II vs. Reactionary Catholics [8-10-17]
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Radical Reactionary Affinities in “Filial Correction” Signatories [9-28-17]
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Dr. Fastiggi & Dr. Goldstein Debate Dr. Shaw Regarding Pope Francis [10-9-17]
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Dr. Joseph Shaw Apes “Reformers” (“Ambiguous” Catholic Documents) [10-11-17]
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Dr. Fastiggi Replies to Dr. Brugger Regarding Amoris Laetitia [10-12-17]

Reactionary Influence: Correctio & June 2016 Criticism of the Pope [1-24-18]
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Papal Ring-Kissing, Gossip, & Pharisaical Nitpicking [3-29-19]

Radical Catholic Reactionaries: People, Organizations, & Websites [5-7-19]
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“Postconciliar” Reply to Peter Kwasniewski & John Lamont [6-10-19]

Am I Too Soft on Modernists & Too Hard on Reactionaries? [11-6-19]
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“Ambiguity”: Classic Reactionary Talking Point & Mantra [12-5-19]

Pope Francis’ Emphasis on Criticizing Reactionaries (A Theory) [12-30-19]

Do Catholic Reactionary Sites Have Little Influence? [12-30-19]

Those Who Lie About Supposedly “No One” Reading My Writings Need to Get Some New Whoppers to Parrot / What Actually Generates Readers on My Site [Facebook, 1-24-20]

Pope’s Querida Amazonia: Reactionaries Step in it Again [2-13-20]

Three Great Comments Regarding My Article on Pope Francis’ Querida Amazonia and General Efforts at Refuting Reactionary Conspiratorialism [Facebook, 2-14-20]

Radical Catholic Reactionary Twitter Update #1 [8-13-20]

Matt Fradd may possibly be going the radical Catholic reactionary route [Facebook, 8-18-20]

Reply to Self-Described “Traditionalist” Steven O’Reilly [1-30-21]

Overly Strict Parenting: Catholic Traditionalist Self-Critique [8-13-21]

Gross Theological Ignorance in Reactionary-Land (Justification by Grace) Comes Back to Haunt Them (Canon 212 and Catholic Sat) [Facebook, 9-29-21]

“The Catholic Monitor” Butchers My View of Papal Infallibility (. . . and Has the Impudent Audacity to Attack St. John Henry Cardinal Newman as a Modernist and Nominalist) [9-14-22]

Faith and Optimism vs. Pessimism [11-15-23] [ch. 2 of my free online book, Reflections on Radical Catholic Reactionaries]
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Private Judgment & “Cafeteria Catholics” [Ch. 6 of my book, Reflections on Radical Catholic Reactionaries (December 2002; slightly revised in November 2023 for the purpose of the free online version) ] [11-19-23]
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Fundamentalists & Insufficiently Converted Catholics [Ch. 7 of my book, Reflections on Radical Catholic Reactionaries (December 2002; slightly revised in November 2023 for the purpose of the free online version) ] [11-19-23]
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The Quasi-Schismatic Mentality [Ch. 16 of my book, Reflections on Radical Catholic Reactionaries (December 2002; slightly revised in November 2023 for the purpose of the free online version) ] [11-28-23]
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“Crisis of Doctrine”? Nope: Crisis of Faith Among Those Who are Spouting These Lies [Facebook, 12-16-23]
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Pedro Gabriel’s Masterful Heresy Disguised As Tradition [12-18-23]
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Announcement: I am Moving On from Writing About — and Discussions Here With Regard to — Reactionaries and the Endless Pope-Bashing (and Now Council-Bashing, Too) [Facebook, 12-19-23]
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IV. THE REMNANT / CHRIS FERRARA / MICHAEL MATT

Debate on the Reactionary Group, The Remnant [1-24-00]

Critique of The Remnant [2000]

Critique of Chris Ferrara’s Radical Reactionary Hit-Piece in Opposition to Pope Francis’ Christian Environmentalism [6-20-15]

Chris Ferrara vs. Pope Benedict XVI (New Mass) [12-18-15]

The Remnant Replies; Sez I’m a Writer No One’s Ever Read! [2-18-16]

Remnant Reactionary Michael Matt’s Reading / Logic Disabilities [3-10-16]

Reactionaries at The Remnant Do “Editorial” on Yours Truly [9-9-17]
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Dr. Fastiggi’s “Exchange” with Correctio Signatory Chris Ferrara [10-12-17]

Uncensored Exchange at Reactionary Site, The Remnant [1-4-18]
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I Coined “Reactionary” [Catholic], Not Michael Voris [2-1-18]

Popes Leading the Church Into False Doctrine (E.g., Paul VI) (+ Facebook discussion ) [3-8-18]
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Illogic & Silliness Re Benedict-Francis “Blurring” Incident [3-17-18]
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Reactionaries Begin Savage Attacks on Pope Benedict [3-17-18]
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Reactionary Chris Ferrara’s Lies Re Pope Francis & Hell [3-31-18]
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Remnant Commentator Butchers and Misrepresents My Words and Thoughts (What Else is New?) as to Who is and Who is Not a “Reactionary” [Facebook, 4-9-18]
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Papal Ring-Kissing, Gossip, & Pharisaical Nitpicking [3-29-19]

Remnant‘s Michael Matt Spews His Usual Quasi-Schismatic, Quasi-Defectibility Inanities (Coronavirus Crisis) [Facebook, 3-23-20]

Coronavirus: Chris Ferrara vs. Science & Historical Precedent (Social Distancing Was Used in the 1918 Flu Pandemic and Has Been Shown Again and Again to be Highly Effective) [4-7-20]

The Remnant’s Anti-Francis Insanity (“Vicar of Christ”) [4-7-20]

“The Remnant” Winks at Anti-Semitic Hatred [10-12-17; revised on 9-16-20]

Chris Ferrara & My Debates w Keating & Lawler Re Pope Francis [1-1-18 and 1-2-18; minor additions and changes: 9-25-20]

V. STEVE SKOJEC (FORMER ONE PETER FIVE EDITOR)

Classic Reactionaryism: Skojec Disses Cardinal Burke [4-12-16]

The Reactionary Mantra of My Supposed “Change” [5-28-16]

Illogic & Silliness Re Benedict-Francis “Blurring” Incident [3-17-18]

Lame Reactionary Anti-Francis “No Hell” Argument [4-2-18]

Reactionary Steve Skojec Pontificates My Irrelevance [5-4-18]

Steve Skojec Gets His Digs in Against Jimmy Akin & Contacts Fr. Rutler to Confirm the Latter’s Ad Hominem Attack / “Jimmy” vs. “James” Akin / Canon Lawyer Ed Peters Replies to Fr. Rutler and Skojec [Facebook, 5-9-19]

Pope’s Querida Amazonia: Reactionaries Step in it Again [2-13-20]

Priestly Celibacy as a Discipline: Steve Skojec’s Ignorance [3-20-20]

Mockery in the Bible (Steve Skojec) [3-21-20]

Steve Skojec Sez Patheos Catholic Writers Ain’t Catholic (The New Testament Condemnation of Divisiveness, Sectarianism, and Factionalism) [3-22-20]

Steve Skojec: Mini-Pope & Oracle of Doom & Despair [4-20-20]

Apocalypse! Steve Skojec’s Pontifications vs. Vatican II [4-22-20]

Reactionary Clan Unity: Skojec vs. Voris, Niles, & Coffin [5-4-20]

Pseudo-Pope Skojo III Rebukes Real Pope Benedict XVI [5-9-20]

Pope Francis vs. the Gospel? Outrageous & Absurd Lies! (Anti-Catholic Protestant James White and Catholic Reactionary Steve Skojec Echo Each Other’s Gigantic Whoppers) [5-26-20]

Steve Skojec vs. Pope Francis: “Evil, the Devil’s Own, Deceiver, Destroyer, Monster, Heretic, Blasphemer, the Enemy Within, Bad Man, Hypocrite, Attacker of the Faithful, Pretender, Insincere, Unconverted” [6-23-20]

Entertaining and Amusing Insults of Yours Truly [Facebook, 8-10-20]

Radical Catholic Reactionary Twitter Update #1 [8-13-20]

Steve Skojec: Pope Sez Death Penalty is Intrinsically Evil (?) [10-8-20]

Clueless Pomposity: Examples of Steve Skojec’s Twitter “Replies” & Other Potshots Against Yours Truly [Facebook, 10-9-20]

Why in the World is Reactionary Steve Skojec Still a Catholic? [Facebook, 10-10-20]

Death Penalty, Reactionaries, & a Devious Liar-Pope? [10-10-20]

Steve Skojec Again Publicly Spewing (in Tweets) His Lack of Faith in God’s Guidance of His Church & Heretical Belief in the Defectibility of the One Church [Facebook, 11-23-20]

Skojec & Cronies “Refute” My Analyses of Reactionaries? [12-8-20]

Pseudo-Pope Skojo: Pope is “Evil” & “Sucky” & a “Heretic” [Facebook, 12-15-20]

Steve Skojec (to his great credit) verifies “virulent strain of anti-Semitism” among Catholic reactionaries and traditionalists [Facebook, 12-31-20]

Steve Skojec’s De Facto Schism is Complete: By His Own Report [1-11-21]

For Once, I Agree with Steve Skojec (“Negativity”) [3-9-21]

Steve Skojec’s Continuing Stream of Doom-and-Gloom Church Defectibility Lies [Facebook, 3-14-21]
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“Gay Unions”: Leftist & Reactionary Catholics vs. Pope & CDF [3-23-21]

Steve Skojec Admits that the Reactionary Movement is “Toxic” and “quite different than what being Catholic ever was.” [Facebook, 3-24-21]
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Pope Skojec II: Current Catholicism is a “New Religion” [Facebook, 4-14-21]

Steve Skojec: “Traditionalism” = “Sewer”, “Toxic”, “Tribalism” (. . . And Sinners in Her Fold Are Still Never a Reason to Forsake the One True Church, Established by Our Lord Jesus, & Guided & Protected by the Holy Spirit) [5-28-21]

Skojec Loathes Traditionis; Illustrates Why it is Necessary [7-19-21]

When Skojec is Right, He’s Really Right [Reactionaries / Twitter] [Facebook, 9-4-21]
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Steve Skojec Casually Rejects Vatican I [One]; Cares Not a Thing About Existing Dogmas [Facebook, 9-15-21]

Steve Skojec Continues His Descent Into the Poisonous False Doctrines of Church and Papal Defectibility [Facebook, 10-23-21]

Founder of Reactionary Site One Peter Five, Steve Skojec, Now Classifies Himself as an Agnostic [Facebook, 8-23-22]

Steve Skojec’s Departure from the Church is Not at All My Fault [Facebook, 7-12-23]
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VI. ONE PETER FIVE SITE

One Peter Five & Crisis Magazine Stop Combox Farces (Growing Movement of “Internet Reform” & the Realization of the Worthlessness of Much of Online “Discourse”) [6-19-21]

Erasmus’ Criticism of Popes = Today’s Pope-Bashing? [11-10-21]

VII. DR. PETER KWASNIEWSKI

Death of the Reform of the Reform of the Liturgy? (The Reports are Greatly Exaggerated: Dr. Peter Kwasniewski & Fr. Thomas Kocik vs. Pope Benedict XVI?) [+ Part Two] [2-24-14]

Dialogue: “Bad” Bishops & “Confusing” Francis (vs. Dr. Peter Kwasniewski) [4-28-16]

Dialogue with a Traditionalist Regarding Deaconesses (vs. Dr. Peter Kwasniewski) [5-13-16]

“Postconciliar” Reply to Peter Kwasniewski & John Lamont [6-10-19]

“Pachamama” Redux (vs. Peter Kwasniewski & Janet Smith) [12-17-19]

Kwasniewski vs. Cdl. Newman Re Pope- & Council-Bashing [12-3-20]

Karl Keating is More Concerned About My Classifying Kwasniewski as a “Reactionary” Than About His Serious Errors, Including Rejecting Both Vatican II and Vatican I [Facebook, 12-3-20]

Peter Kwasniewski: Gotta Exorcise Vatican I (1870) [12-4-20]

Skojec & Cronies “Refute” My Analyses of Reactionaries? [12-8-20]

Kwasniewski vs. Pope Francis Re “Fundamentalism” (Pope St. John Paul II and Pope Benedict XVI Fully Concur with Pope Francis) [12-9-20]

Must the Gospel be Preached at Every Time & Place? (The Latest Bum Rap Against Pope Francis) [9-20-24]
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VIII. FRANK PAVONE LAICIZATION

Phil Lawler (back before he became a notorious pope-basher) wrote about problems in Frank Pavone’s ministry way back in 2011. [Discussion Thread] [+ further discussion on another thread; and on a third thread] [Facebook, 12-19-22]
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Thought Experiment: What if Pope Benedict Were Pope? (the Pavone Fiasco) [Facebook, 12-19-22]
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Our Lord Jesus, St. Paul, and St. Peter on Obedience to the Church [Facebook, 12-20-22]
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Meme About St. Padre Pio’s Obedience When He Was Unjustly Accused [Facebook, 12-20-22]
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Why Isn’t Fr. James Martin Laicized or at Least Disciplined Too? / Pope Francis’ Excommunications of Those on the Left and His (Orthodox) Record on Same-Sex “Marriage” [Facebook, 12-23-22]

Bishop Zurek’s Letter to Frank Pavone (5-5-17) [Facebook, 1-3-23]

IX. HILARY WHITE (LIFESITE NEWS / THE REMNANT)

Hilary White Wants to Trash & Bury Vatican II; I Defend It [6-16-14]

Hilary White: Radical Catholic Reactionary Extraordinaire [2-13-16]

Debate with Hilary White: Masonic “Bergoglianism” or Catholicism? [2-16-16]

Hilary White & Reactionary Language & “Reasoning” [2-27-16]

Illogic & Silliness Re Benedict-Francis “Blurring” Incident [3-17-18]
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Reactionaries Begin Savage Attacks on Pope Benedict [3-17-18]
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Uber-Reactionary Hilary White Reveals That Mentality’s True Colors (Pope Francis as Satan Incarnate: The Father of Lies) [Facebook, 3-31-18]
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Lame Reactionary Anti-Francis “No Hell” Argument [4-2-18]

Hysterical Reactionaries Opposed Pope Francis from Day One (The “inside story” — from Hilary White — of what happened among a cadre of well-known fanatical reactionaries on the very night Pope Francis was elected) [12-3-19]

Typical Extreme and Ridiculous Sentiment from Reactionary Hilary White [Facebook, 5-13-20]

Radical Catholic Reactionary Twitter Update #1 [8-13-20]

X. LOUIE VERRECCHIO (AKA CATHOLIC)

Louie Verrecchio Well on the Way to Sedevacantist Nuthood [Facebook, 3-18-18]
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Verrecchio Trashes Pope Benedict as Wicked Lying Hypocrite [4-2-18]
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Louie Verrecchio’s Wacko, Nutty View of Gaudete et Exsultate [Facebook, 4-10-18]
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Reactionary Louie Verrecchio’s Three Lies About Vatican II [6-19-19]

XI. TERMINOLOGY ISSUES: RADICAL CATHOLIC REACTIONARIES AND THE DISCARDED RADTRAD

Radical Catholic Reactionaries: Essential Characteristics [2002] [ch. 1 of my free online book, Reflections on Radical Catholic Reactionaries]

“Radtrad”: Origins, History, & Debates on Definition [3-18-13; rev. 8-1-13 and 8-8-13]

On the Use of “Traditionalist” Preceding the Name of “Catholic” [7-3-13]

Pope Francis & Pope Benedict XVI Refer to “Extreme Traditionalism” [8-5-13]

Thoughts on the Discarded Term, Radtrad (and on the Discussion About Ditching It, and Attacks on My Sincerity) [8-6-13]

Definitions: Radical Catholic Reactionaries, Mainstream “Traditionalists,” and Supposed “Neo-Catholics” [revised 8-6-13]

Rationales for My Self-Coined Term, “Radical Catholic Reactionaries” [8-6-13]

“Traditionalist” Concerns Over Labeling and Classifications (Karl Keating’s Word Usage as a “Test Case”) [8-8-13]

My Coined Term, “Radical Catholic Reactionary”: Clarifications [10-5-17]

I Coined “Reactionary” [Catholic], Not Michael Voris [2-1-18]

Keating & Double Standards on “Traditionalist” Labeling [6-3-18]

Clarifying My Coined Term, “Radical Catholic Reactionary” [4-3-20]

Definition of “Radical Catholic Reactionary”: Dialogue (With Particular Reference to [Traditionalist] Timothy Gordon) [9-6-20]

Title: “Radical Catholic Reactionaries”: Exchange w Karl Keating [3-4 December 2020]

Radical Catholic Reactionaries: What They Are Not [9-28-21]

XII. TERMINOLOGY ISSUES: NEO-CATHOLIC

Neo-Catholic (Silly Radical Catholic Reactionary Term) [4-21-05]

Objections to the Reactionary Epithet Neo-Catholic [3-9-07]

Debate: Am I a Neo-Catholic? (Defined as Theological Liberal / Progressive / Enabler of Modernism) [vs. Mr. X] [6-11-14]

Dialogue: Meaning of “Neo-Catholic” (w Phillip Campbell) [11-27-20]

So-Called “Neo-Catholics” [Ch. 4 of my book, Reflections on Radical Catholic Reactionaries (December 2002; revised in November 2023 for the free online version). [11-17-23]

XIII. TRIDENTINE MASS AND “NEW” (PAULINE) MASS / LITURGICAL DISPUTES

What Can Laypeople Do Regarding Liturgical Abuses? [2-19-08]

“New” / Ordinary Form / Pauline Mass: a Traditional Defense (with Massive Historical Documentation, + Summary of Vatican II on Liturgical Reform) [6-18-08]

Reactionary & Traditionalist Reaction to Summorum Pontificum [6-23-08]

Dialogue on Method of Communion & Liturgical Development (vs. David Palm) [6-25-08]

Can Communion in the Hand be Equally Reverent? [7-13-11]

Death of the Reform of the Reform of the Liturgy? (The Reports are Greatly Exaggerated: Dr. Peter Kwasniewski & Fr. Thomas Kocik vs. Pope Benedict XVI?) [+ Part Two] [2-24-14]

Karl Keating on the Underlying Causes of Residual Prejudice Against the Tridentine Mass (+ a Defense of Vatican II in the Combox) [Facebook, 3-8-14]

Two Forms of One Rite (Pope Benedict XVI) [11-4-15]

Critique of Criticisms of the New Mass [11-5-15]

Worshiping the TLM vs. Worshiping God Through It [12-16-15]

Ratzinger “Banal” Quote: Traditionalist & Reactionary Misuse (Regarding the Ordinary Form Mass) [12-17-15]

Pope Francis Foot-Washing Controversy Redux [3-26-16]

Dialogue with a Traditionalist Regarding Deaconesses (vs. Dr. Peter Kwasniewski) [5-13-16]

Superstition About the “Preserved” High Altar at Notre Dame (And Continued Cynical, Highly Selective, “Pick and Choose” Acceptance of the Teaching of Pope Benedict XVI) [4-17-19]

Bishop Schneider: No Jesus Better than Hand-Communion [3-14-20]

Communion in the Hand: Reactionaries vs. St. Cyril [3-15-20]

Is God Judging the World for Communion in the Hand? [4-13-20]

We Attended an Extraordinary Form [Tridentine] Mass Today [Facebook, 8-30-20]

Mind-Reading Priest: I’m a Polemicist, Not an Apologist [9-8-21]

“Eucharistic Pharisees” (Communion in the Hand) (Original Facebook title: “Do People Choose Communion in the Hand Because They Think They Are Receiving a ‘Snack’?”) [8-8-22]

XIV. TRADITIONIS CUSTODES

Pope Francis’ Traditionis Custodes is for the Sake of Unity [7-16-21]

Skojec Loathes Traditionis; Illustrates Why it is Necessary [7-19-21]

Catholics (?) Trash, Judge, & Mind-Read the Pope (In 1968, “all” the liberal Catholics rejected Humanae Vitae. Now in 2021, “all” the self-described “conservative” Catholics reject Traditionis Custodes — and none see the outright absurdity and irony of this) [7-20-21]

Traditionis Custodes: Sky Hasn’t Fallen (Bishops) [8-2-21]

Dialogue w Traditionalist “Hurt” by Traditionis Custodes [8-2-21]

Traditionis Custodes Results: No Fallen Sky (I Called It) [9-6-21]

Reactionary Eric Sammons [Editor of Crisis Magazine]: Pope Francis Lied in Traditionis Custodes [Facebook, 9-9-21]

Traditionis Custodes: Sky Still Intact After Two Months [9-14-21]

Traditionis Custodes: Sky is Here After Four Months! (Reports of the Death of the TLM Have Been — Like Mark Twain’s Death Before He Actually Died — Greatly Exaggerated) [11-17-21]

Vatican Further Tightens Restrictions on the TLM: A Few Thoughts [Facebook, 12-18-21]

XV. VATICAN II

Infallibility, Councils, and Levels of Church Authority: Explanation of the Subtleties of Church Teaching and Debate with Several Radical Catholic Reactionaries [7-30-99; terminology updated, and a few minor changes made on 7-31-18]

Dialogue: Vatican II & Other Religions (Nostra Aetate) [8-1-99]

Cdl Ratzinger (Pope Benedict XVI): Vatican II Authority = Trent [5-20-05]

Dialogue: Do Vatican II & Ecumenism Discourage Converts? [Sep. 2009]

Radical Catholic Reactionaries and Vatican II [Facebook discussion, 8-17-13]

Dialogue on Vatican II: Interpretation, and Application (with Patti Sheffield vs. traditionalist David Palm) [9-20-13]

Karl Keating on the Underlying Causes of Residual Prejudice Against the Tridentine Mass (+ a Defense of Vatican II in the Combox) [Facebook, 3-8-14]

Vatican II Defended Against Reactionary (and Some Traditionalist) Charges [4-25-14; expanded and re-edited: 1-23-17]

Defense of Vatican II and Ecumenism (Dave Armstrong and Paul Hoffer vs. Tony Jokin) [Facebook discussion thread, 12-18-14]

Apologia for Vatican II / Misguided Reactionary Criticisms [8-17-15]

Defending Ecumenism and Vatican II vs. Reactionary Catholics [8-10-17]

Indefectibility, Reactionaries, Vatican II, & Defectibility [?] of the Church [Facebook, 10-27-17]

Popes Leading the Church Into False Doctrine (E.g., Paul VI) (+ Facebook discussion ) [3-8-18]

Douthat’s Pope-Bashing Book Attacks Vatican II [3-24-18]

Catholic (?) Vatican II-Bashing: Cutting Thru the Crap [4-25-19]

Is VCII’s Nostra Aetate “Religiously Pluralistic” & Indifferentist? [6-7-19]

Roberto de Mattei Misrepresents Gaudium Et Spes on Procreation [6-19-19]

Reactionary Louie Verrecchio’s Three Lies About Vatican II [6-19-19]

Reactionary Catholic Rejection of Vatican II: A Survey [7-9-19]

Series: Vs. Paolo Pasqualucci Re Vatican II

Defense of Vatican II (vs. Paolo Pasqualucci): Master List [7-23-19]

#1: Gaudium et Spes (Incarnation) [7-11-19]

#2: Unitatis Redintegratio (Salvation) [7-11-19]
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#3: Gaudium et Spes (Man’s Purpose) [7-12-19]

#4: Lumen Gentium (Church & Salvation) [7-12-19]

#5: Lumen Gentium, Unitatis Redintegratio & “Subsists” [7-15-19]

#6: Dei Verbum & the Bible [7-16-19]

#7: Dei Verbum & Tradition [7-17-19]

#8: Lumen Gentium & Collegiality [7-18-19]

#9: Dignitatis Humanae & Religious Liberty [7-18-19]

#10: “Pastoral” Council Only? [7-19-19]

#11: Sacrosanctum Concilium & Sacrifice of the Mass [7-22-19]

#12: Sacrosanctum Concilium & Liturgical “Creativity” [7-22-19]

Bishops Viganò & Schneider Reject Authority of Vatican II [11-22-19]

Alexander Tschugguel, the Guy (St. Boniface II) who Threw the Statues into the Tiber, is (Quite Likely) Anti-Vatican II [Facebook, 11-23-19]

Even the condemned Bayside “Apparitions” got in on the currently chic Vatican II-bashing [Facebook, 11-23-19]

Viganò, Schneider, Pachamama, & VCII (vs. Janet E. Smith) [11-25-19]

“Ambiguity”: Classic Reactionary Talking Point & Mantra [12-5-19]

Vatican II Upheld Biblical Inerrancy (vs. David Palm) [4-23-20]

Phil Lawler vs. Vatican II? (“Troublesome” / “Ambiguities”) [5-5-20]

Anti-Francis = Anti-Vatican II (You Heard it Here First) [7-16-20]

Is Vatican II Analogous to “Failed” Lateran Council V? (Reply to Timothy Flanders) [8-11-20]

Defense of Vatican II vs. Oliveira Leonardo’s Attacks [10-13-22]

Timothy J. Williams: Vatican II Opponent & Pope-Basher (Including Documentation of His Stated Views & Mindless Smears Sent My Way in a Catholic World Report Combox) [7-28-23]
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“Pre-Conciliar” Church: the “Good Old Days” [Ch. 8 of my book, Reflections on Radical Catholic Reactionaries (December 2002; slightly revised in November 2023) [11-21-23]
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Is Vatican II a “Modernist” Council? [Ch. 11 of my book, Reflections on Radical Catholic Reactionaries (December 2002; revised in November 2023 for the purpose of the free online version)] [11-22-23]
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Foreword for Ignorance of Things Divine (Andrew Mioni) [8-8-25]
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XVI. POPE-BASHING

Vatican I on Papal Infallibility: “Ultramontanism”? [3-29-04]

“Nothing New”: Reactionary Attacks on Pope St. John Paul II [4-9-05; with tie-in endnote added on 3-2-18]

Pope Francis Excoriates Radical Catholic Reactionaries in his Apostolic Exhortation, Evangelii Gaudium [Facebook, 11-26-13]

Folks Willing to Understand Pope Francis, Can; Unwilling Won’t [1-18-14]

Is Pope Francis Guilty of Mariological Heresy Tradition (His Comments on the Possible Momentary Temptation of Mary at the Cross) [1-19-14]

Who’s Defending Pope Benedict’s Summorum Pontificum Now? [2-26-14]

Does Pope Francis Think that Jesus Was a Sinner? (. . . Beyond Bearing Our Sins on the Cross; i.e., Partaking / Entering Into Sin)? [2-27-14]

Opposition to Extreme Anti-Francis Bias: Elliot Bougis [2-28-14]

Pope St. John XXIII & Pope Benedict XVI on “Prophets of Doom” [6-9-14]

Reply to Dr. Phil Blosser’s Critique of My Book, Pope Francis Explained [8-23-14]

Pope Francis: Orthodox & Pro-Tradition [Dan Marcum, Catholic Answers Forum, 1-9-15] [see also a compact, abridged Facebook version]

Critique of Chris Ferrara’s Radical Reactionary Hit-Piece in Opposition to Pope Francis’ Christian Environmentalism [6-20-15]

Are Modern Papal Encyclicals Too Long? [7-9-15]

Michael Voris on Benedict’s “Immoral” Resignation, Questionable Illness [12-15-15]

The Ridiculous “Anti-Francis” Mentality: My Theory in Brief [12-17-15]

Pope Francis Espoused a Sinning Jesus? Think Again [1-8-16]

On the Endless Second-Guessing of Pope Francis [2-25-16]

Pope Francis Foot-Washing Controversy Redux [3-26-16]

Dialogue: “Bad” Bishops & “Confusing” Francis (vs. Dr. Peter Kwasniewski) [4-28-16]

Dialogue: Pope Francis Doesn’t Evangelize? (and on the Nature of Dialogue vs. [?] the Gospel; with a Traditionalist) [4-29-16]Pope Francis: Obsessed with “Change”? [5-14-16]

Robert Sungenis’ Theological & Scientific Errors + His Groundless Attacks on Pope St. John Paul II and Pope Benedict [compiled 5-31-16]

“Confusing” Pope Francis & Prudent Public Discussion [6-22-16]

Ratzinger: Avoid Criticizing Church in “Mass Media” [6-26-16]

The Real & the Imaginary Pope Francis [6-28-16]

Radical Reactionary Affinities in “Filial Correction” Signatories [9-28-17]

Did Cardinal Burke Criticize Pope Benedict’s Resignation? [1-13-18]

Reactionary Influence: Correctio & June 2016 Criticism of the Pope [1-24-18]

Popes Leading the Church Into False Doctrine (E.g., Paul VI) (+ Facebook discussion ) [3-8-18]

Illogic & Silliness Re Benedict-Francis “Blurring” Incident [3-17-18]

Reactionaries Begin Savage Attacks on Pope Benedict [3-17-18]

Negative Reactionary Views of Popes Since 1958 [3-18-18]

Protestant Takes Solace in Douthat’s Pope-Bashing Book [3-24-18]
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Henry Sire of Dictator Pope Infamy: Reactionary Extremist [3-27-18]
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Reactionary Chris Ferrara’s Lies Re Pope Francis & Hell [3-31-18]
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Lame Reactionary Anti-Francis “No Hell” Argument [4-2-18]
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Louie Verrecchio Trashes Pope Benedict Again (and Again). He’s a Liar, Wicked, a Hypocrite . . . [Facebook, 4-2-18]
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The Late John Vennari of Catholic Family News (Reactionary) Was Already Ditching and Trashing Pope Benedict in 2008 [Facebook, 4-3-18]
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Papal Ring-Kissing, Gossip, & Pharisaical Nitpicking [3-29-19]

Superstition About the “Preserved” High Altar at Notre Dame (And Continued Cynical, Highly Selective, “Pick and Choose” Acceptance of the Teaching of Pope Benedict XVI) [4-17-19]

Reactionary Signees of Easter “Heresy” Letter (13 of 19) [5-6-19]

Ecclesiological Errors of “Easter Letter” Reactionaries Summed Up (That is, Ones Not Specifically Related to Pope Francis: Especially Vatican II as the Big Bad Wolf) [5-9-19]

John Paul II Kissing the Koran: Dialogue with Traditionalists [2012; new Introduction added on 6-4-19] [6-4-19]

Anti-“Pachamama” Doc: “Usual Suspect” Reactionaries Sign [11-14-19]

“Ambiguity”: Classic Reactionary Talking Point & Mantra [12-5-19]

Pope Francis’ Emphasis on Criticizing Reactionaries (A Theory) [12-30-19]

Reactionaries and Other Pope-Bashers Have a Ready “Answer” to Every Proof of Pope Francis’ Orthodoxy: He’s Simply Lying Through His Teeth! [Facebook, 1-3-20]

Pope’s Querida Amazonia: Reactionaries Step in it Again [2-13-20]

Legalism Re Pope Francis & Papal Attire (Mozzetta) [7-10-20]

Pope Francis Accusers Reject Magisterial Teaching on Popes (The pope’s teaching is indefectible and cannot be judged or “overruled” by any man: or even an ecumenical council) [7-23-20]

Death Penalty, Reactionaries, & a Devious Liar-Pope? [10-10-20]

Pope Francis & the Diversity of Religions (The Sedevacantist Outfit Novus Ordo Watch Lies Yet Again About Pope Francis) [11-29-20]

Pastor Aeternus (1870): Can a Pope Ever Make Heresy Binding? (Dr. Robert Fastiggi and Ron Conte; edited by Dave Armstrong, in Response to Timothy Flanders) [12-1-20]

My Supposed “Papolatry”: Outrageous Reactionary Lies [8-26-21]

Reactionaries Now Engaged in a Wholesale Attack on Vatican One (1870) / Pope- and Ecumenical Council-Bashing Will Continue After the Holy Father Dies [Facebook, 9-15-22]

Exchange w “Traditionalist” Apologist- & Pope-Basher [7-10-23]

Timothy J. Williams: Vatican II Opponent & Pope-Basher (Including Documentation of His Stated Views & Mindless Smears Sent My Way in a Catholic World Report Combox) [7-28-23]

Pope Francis Has Answered the Five Dubia in His Teachings (+ Legitimate Biblical & Spiritual Reasons for His Not Directly Answering Particularly Accusatory, Ill-Willed, & Wrongminded Critics) [8-3-23]
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Leila Marie Lawler: Self-Appointed Pope-Basher / Papal Indefectibility Dogmatized at Vatican I [Facebook, 9-27-23]

The “Spirit of Defectibility” & “Quasi-Defectibility” [Catholic365, 11-22-23]

XVII. AMORIS LAETITIA

Amoris Laetitia: Pope Francis’ “1968 Moment” [4-8-16]

Defenses of Pope Francis’ Amoris Laetitia [4-9-16]

More Defenses of Amoris Laetitia & Pope Francis [4-26-16]

Satan Loves Divisions Regarding Amoris Laetitia [5-2-16]

Dialogue: Amoris Laetitia: Confusing or No? [5-3-16]

Amoris Laetitia, “Trads” & Reactionaries [5-4-16]

Buzzing, Mosquito-Like Trashers of Amoris Laetitia [5-6-16]

Amoris Laetitia Has Already Been Clarified Many Times, Including by High-Ranking Cardinals (+ very vigorous Facebook discussion) [11-16-16]

XVIII. ECUMENISM AND SALVATION “OUTSIDE” THE CATHOLIC CHURCH

Dialogue: Vatican II & Other Religions (Nostra Aetate) [8-1-99]

Dialogue: Do Vatican II & Ecumenism Discourage Converts? [Sep. 2009]

Various Thoughts on Salvation “Outside” the Church [2012]

Catholic Magisterial Use of the Description, “Separated Brethren” Prior to Vatican II (1962-1965) [3-25-13]

Discussion: Ecumenism vs. Radical Catholic Reactionaries [1-4-14]

Defense of Vatican II and Ecumenism (Dave Armstrong and Paul Hoffer vs. Tony Jokin) [Facebook discussion thread, 12-18-14]

Defending Ecumenism and Vatican II vs. Reactionary Catholics [8-10-17]

Is VCII’s Nostra Aetate “Religiously Pluralistic” & Indifferentist? [6-7-19]

Reactionary Louie Verrecchio’s Three Lies About Vatican II [6-19-19]

Pope Francis & the Diversity of Religions (The Sedevacantist Outfit Novus Ordo Watch Lies Yet Again About Pope Francis) [11-29-20]

XIX. TAYLOR MARSHALL AND HIS BOOK, INFILTRATION: THE PLOT TO DESTROY THE CHURCH FROM WITHIN

Reactionary Infiltration of Taylor Marshall’s Book, Infiltration [5-30-19]

Taylor Marshall: Looks Like Pope John Paul II Was a Stinkin’ Liberal Like All the Rest of ‘Em [Facebook, 5-30-19]

Taylor Marshall: Pope Benedict XVI’s Love of Tradition is Mostly Mere Aesthetics, Not Doctrinal [Facebook, 5-30-19]

Anti-Vatican II Hysteria in Taylor Marshall’s Book Fan Club [5-30-19]

Dialogue on My Criticism of Reactionary Taylor Marshall [5-31-19]

Taylor Marshall Adopts Anglican Ecclesiology with Infiltration [6-1-19]

Debate on Taylor Marshall: Sensible Traditionalist or Reactionary? [6-1-19]

Are Followers of Taylor Marshall a Bunch of “Sheep”? [6-2-19]

Destructive Reactionary Ramblings of Taylor Marshall’s Infiltration Provides Comfort and Entertainment (As Usual) to Anti-Catholic Protestants (Steve Hays) [Facebook, 6-3-19]

Typical Reactionary [Non-]”Response” to My Review of Taylor Marshall’s Infiltration [Facebook, 6-3-19]

Taylor Marshall Issues Boilerplate Denial That His Book is Conspiratorialism. Really? [Facebook, 6-3-19]
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Taylor Marshall “Refutes” My Criticism (Filthy Lucre Explains All) [6-3-19]
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Abridged Amazon Review of Taylor Marshall’s Infiltration [6-3-19]

Have I Claimed that Taylor Marshall is Literally an Anglican? [6-5-19]
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Taylor Marshall & Vatican II: Fer or Agin? (Alternate Universes) [6-5-19]

Standard “Explanation” of My Critiques of Taylor Marshall’s Reactionary Views: It’s All “Personal Attacks” & Based on “Jealousy” etc. [Yawn] [Facebook, 6-5-19]

Freemasonry? I’ve Had Links About it On My Site Since 2000 (I have vigorously opposed theological liberalism all this time, too) [6-5-19]
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Latest Insults from the Taylor Marshall Reason-Challenged Fan Club and My Replies [Facebook, 6-6-19]

Taylor Marshall’s Whopper: Pope Francis Denies Hellfire? [6-7-19]

Is VCII’s Nostra Aetate “Religiously Pluralistic” & Indifferentist? [6-7-19]

Taylor Marshall Lies About Pope Francis & Divorce [6-8-19]

Taylor Marshall Fans Continue Insults, Sans Argument [6-8-19]

Taylor Marshall Displayed a Big Ad for 15 of My E-Books on his Website, Dated 7-16-09 / Warmly Recommended My Work in 2010 [Facebook, 6-8-19]

Latest Rationalization / Non-Substantive Dismissal of My Amazon Critique of Taylor Marshall: I Write Too Much (“prolix almost beyond belief”) [Facebook, 6-9-19]
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Taylor Marshall’s Courageous “Responses” to His Critics [6-13-19]
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Reply to Yet More of the Innumerable Lies and Personal Attacks Against Me by Taylor Marshall Fans [Facebook, 6-17-19]

Raymond Cardinal Burke is a Big Champion for the Cause of My Mentor, Servant of God Fr. John A. Hardon, SJ (Proving that I’m no “Modernist”) [Facebook, 6-19-19]

My (Censored) Amazon Review of Dr. Marshall’s Infiltration [6-20-19]

Diane Kamer, Taylor Marshall, and Double Standards on Complaints About Blocking / Kamer’s Atrocious Attack-Thread [Facebook, 6-21-19]

Final Chapter of the Curious Saga of Amazon’s Removal of My Review of Infiltration [Facebook, 6-23-19]
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Hypocrisy + Humor / Pot & Kettle Files #67: Taylor Marshall Complains & Tweets About Being Blocked By Brandon Vogt on Twitter; Blocks Me on His Twitter Page a Little Over Three Months Later [Facebook, 6-23-19]
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Prominent Traditionalist Website Unam Sanctam Catholicam is Highly Critical of Taylor Marshall’s Infiltration [Facebook, 6-24-19]

Two Well-Known Traditionalists Pan Taylor Marshall’s Infiltration (Phillip Campbell [aka, “Boniface”] and Kevin Tierney) [Facebook, 6-27-19; or follow this link right to the review]

Brad Schepisi’s Video, “Response to critics of Infiltration by Dr. Taylor Marshall”: More Blanks Fired [Facebook, 6-30-19]
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Reply to Timothy Flanders’ Defense of Taylor Marshall [7-8-19]

An article on The Federalist site reveals that Amazon massively removes book reviews it doesn’t want, and that others have been removed through bribery of employees (“consumer product reviews are often manipulated to make potential buyers more likely to purchase an item”) [Facebook, 7-12-19]
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Fun Review of Infiltration on Amazon That Devotes Itself to Bashing Yours Truly [Facebook, 7-12-19]

Dialogue w Ally of Taylor Marshall, Timothy Flanders [7-17-19]
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Has Reactionary Conspiracy Theorist Taylor Marshall Deleted Ten Years of His Tweets? [Facebook, 10-21-19]

Taylor Marshall Groupie Makes a Typical Personal Attack [11-2-19]

Taylor Marshall Conspiracy Theories: Why I Ignore Them [11-4-19]

Taylor Marshall Conspiracy?: 840 Amazon Reviews in Nine Days (Taylor Marshall’s Orchestrated Campaign to Flood the Amazon Page for His Book Infiltration with Positive Reviews) [6-1-19; rev. 12-11-19]

Taylor Marshall: Better No Jesus at All Than By Hand [+ vigorous Facebook discussion] [3-14-20]

Communion in the Hand: Reactionaries vs. St. Cyril [3-15-20]

Taylor Marshall: Pachamama “Idolatry” Judged by Coronavirus (Yet “Antichrist” Pope Francis Walks the Streets of Pandemic-Ravaged Rome Free of the Virus . . .) [3-17-20]

Alexander Tschugguel, Taylor Marshall, & God’s Wrath [3-19-20]

Taylor Marshall Finally Makes a Response to Yours Truly! I’m a “Hater” [Facebook, 3-25-20]

How Taylor Marshall Used to Think About Radical Catholic Reactionaries (i.e., His Current View) in 2013 [Facebook, 4-11-20]

Taylor Marshall vs. Timothy Gordon (Hatfields & McCoys Redux) [4-15-20]

Taylor Marshall “Open” to Pope Francis “Not Being the Pope” or “Having Lost the Papacy Through Error” [Facebook, 5-12-20]

Mike Lewis Exposes Taylor Marshall as a Dishonest, Devious Liar in His Inane Criticism of Fratelli tutti [Facebook, 10-9-20]

Marshall, Keating, & Lawler: Exchanges Re Pope Francis (Setting the Record Straight: My Supposedly “Personal” & Unsavory Exchanges with Karl Keating, Phil & Leila Lawler, & Taylor Marshall) [7-28-18, 2-27-20, and 3-4 December 2020]

Reactionary Civil War Heating Up Over Taylor Marshall? [9-9-21]

Refutation of Dr. Taylor Marshall’s Book, Infiltration: The Plot to Destroy the Church from Within (+ Part II / III) [Paul Hoffer, starting on 6-9-19]

XX. MICHAEL VORIS (CHURCH MILITANT)

“Amazing Grace”: “Anti-Catholic” Hymn? (as Michael Voris thinks?) [11-1-10]

Michael Voris’ Denigration of the Ordinary Form of the Mass vs. Pope Benedict XVI’s 2007 Decrees [11-16-12]

Michael Voris’ Ultra-Pessimistic Views Regarding the Church [7-3-13]

Critique of Three Michael Voris Statements Regarding the State of the Church [7-3-13]

Michael Voris’ Anti-Protestant Rhetoric (+ vigorous Facebook discussion) [8-8-13]

Michael Voris and Historic Communion in the Hand (Standing) (+ vigorous Facebook discussion) [8-8-13]

Dave Armstrong’s Opinion on Michael Voris’ Outlook [8-12-13]

Michael Voris’ Critique of Catholic Answers Salaries (and Contention that Two Radio Shows on Radical Catholic Reactionaries Have Harmed CA) [8-31-13]

Michael Voris vs. “Financially Compromised” Apologists (Thus, “Establishment” Apologists Deliberately Avoid Criticizing Bishop???) [+ Facebook discussion] [9-2-13]

Michael Voris’ Fawning Interview with Extremist and Anti-Semite E. Michael Jones, and Responses [Facebook discussion: 9-3-13]

Discussion on Rising Priestly Vocations in the United States and Worldwide [Facebook, 12-3-13]

Has Michael Voris Espoused Geocentrism? (His Interview with Robert Sungenis and Rick DeLano) [Facebook discussion, 1-9-14]

Michael Voris Strongly Implies that Many (Most?) Bishops Will Go to Hell / How Much Should We Dwell on Criticisms of Bishops? [Facebook, 1-13-14]

Jeremiad Against Michael Voris’ Latest Doom-and-Gloom Video, The New Church (18 June 2014) [Facebook, 6-19-14]

Michael Voris on Benedict’s “Immoral” Resignation, Questionable Illness [12-15-15]

I Coined “Reactionary” [Catholic], Not Michael Voris [2-1-18]

Response to Michael Voris’ Church Militant and Article Author Jim Russell Concerning Criticism of the Patheos Catholic Channel (Where I Also Blog) [Facebook, 3-14-19; posted comment at CM]

Dave Gordon, Former Employee at Church Militant, on the Reasons for Michael Voris’ Dismissal (Active Homosexual Sex), and the Corruption of the Board [Facebook, 12-2-23]

Christine Niles (Michael Voris’ Sidekick for Nine Years) Spills the Beans About What Has Been Going On at Church Militant [Facebook, 12-5-23]

XXI. ERRORS OF ROBERT SUNGENIS

Robert Sungenis Claims Fatima is “No Longer a ‘Private’ Revelation” (Huh?) [Facebook, 6-28-14]

My 5-Star Amazon Review of Karl Keating’s The New Geocentrists [2-11-15]

Robert Sungenis’ Theological & Scientific Errors + His Groundless Attacks on Pope St. John Paul II and Pope Benedict [compiled 5-31-16]

XXII. SEDEVACANTISM

Some Fun Insults of Yours Truly from a Sedevacantist Wacko Site [Facebook, 9-3-13]

Karl Keating on Gerry Matatics (One-Time Good Friend of Scott Hahn’s and Now a Sedevacantist) [Facebook, 9-4-13]

Reply to a Sedevacantist and Those Toying with this Dangerous Error [Facebook, 11-6-14]

Gerry Matatics: Closer to Donatism or Protestantism? (vs. Pete Vere, JCL) [12-30-14]

Sedevacantists Offer an Absurd and Stupid Insult-Fest of Yours Truly [Facebook, 2-27-19]

Brief Exchange with a Sedevacantist Regarding Pope Francis [Facebook, 6-25-19]

No, Pope Francis Did Not Deny Transubstantiation (Phenomenological Language in Holy Scripture and in the Addresses of Pope Francis) [6-25-19]

Does Pope Francis Deny the Catholic Doctrine of Merit? No [7-1-19]

Pope Francis & Transubstantiation (vs. Sedevacantists) [7-2-19]

The Sedevacantists Strike Back! The Wickedness of Buddy Holly! [Facebook, 7-5-19]

Pope Francis & the Diversity of Religions (The Sedevacantist Outfit Novus Ordo Watch Lies Yet Again About Pope Francis) [11-29-20]

XXIII. THE EXCOMMUNICATED ARCHBISHOP EMERITUS CARLO MARIA VIGANO

Bishops Viganò & Schneider Reject Authority of Vatican II [11-22-19]

Viganò, Schneider, Pachamama, & VCII (vs. Janet E. Smith) [11-25-19]

Abp. Vigan ò Descends into Fanatical Reactionary Nuthood (. . . Declares Pope Francis a Heretical Narcissist Who “Desacralized” & “Impugned” & “Attack[ed]” Mary) [12-20-19]

Dr. Fastiggi: Open Letter Re Abp. Viganò, Pope Francis, & Mary [2-22-20]

Abp. Viganò, the Pope, & the “Vicar of Christ” Nothingburger (with Catholic Theologian Dr. Robert Fastiggi and Apologist Karl Keating) [4-6-20]

Abp. Viganò Whopper #289: Pope Forbids All Evangelism (?) [4-8-20]

Dr. Dawn Eden Goldstein Speaks Out Against Abp. Viganò’s Continuing Descent Into Madness and Paranoia [Facebook, 4-29-20]

Is Archbishop Viganò in Schism? [Dr. Robert Fastiggi, Where Peter Is, 6-13-20]

Thoughts on Abp. Viganò & the Continuing “Wacko-ization” & Fanaticism of the Anti-Francis Mentality [Facebook, 6-14-20]

Abp. Viganò: Fanaticism, Extremism, and Conspiratorialism (Summary from August 2019 Until July 2020: Alarming, Increasingly Quasi-Schismatic Spirit) [7-13-20]

What’s So Bad About Abp. Viganò? (Traditionalists Ask) [7-14-20]

Viganò’s Outrageous Lie Re Pope Benedict XVI & Tradition (Unwillingness to Make Even Rudimentary Efforts to Consult Context or to Understand a Pope’s Overall Thinking) [8-21-20]

Abp. Viganò Lies Again & Sez Pope Francis is a Heretic Subversive [Facebook, 9-26-20]

Phil Lawler Says that the McCarrick Report “undermines Archbishop Vigano’s most damaging charge” [Facebook, 11-10-20]

Archbishop Viganò Continues His Descent Into Madness, Denial of Catholic Indefectibility, and Conspiratorialism [Facebook, 12-21-20]

Extremist Reactionary Abp. Vigano Thinks it’s “Necessary” to “Disobey” Pope Francis and to Pray for His Death [Facebook, 2-5-21]

Archbishop Viganò is Now a Full-Blown Sedevacantist Heretic and Should be Excommunicated [Facebook, 4-24-21]

Abp. Vigano to Stand Trial for Schism [Facebook, 6-20-24]

Vigano Excommunicated. What Do His Rabid Followers Do Now? [Facebook, 7-5-24]

Dr. Janet E. Smith and Bp. Strickland Wishy-Washy and Compromised Regarding Viganò [Facebook, 7-12-24]

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A Response to Archbishop Viganò’s Letter about Vatican II (Fr. Thomas G. Weinandy, OFM., Cap., The Catholic World Report, 8-13-20)

XXIV. BISHOP ATHANASIUS SCHNEIDER

Bishops Viganò & Schneider Reject Authority of Vatican II [11-22-19]

Viganò, Schneider, Pachamama, & VCII (vs. Janet E. Smith) [11-25-19]

Bishop Schneider: No Jesus Better than Hand-Communion [3-14-20]

Bp. Schneider Evokes Luther’s Disdain for Councils [7-17-20]

XXV. BISHOP EMERITUS JOSEPH STRICKLAND

Tragic Bp. Strickland & Reaction from the Usual Suspects [11-14-23]
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Bishop Strickland: The Writing Was on the Wall [Catholic365, 11-16-23]
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Bp. Strickland to Go On Three Pilgrimages with Sedevacantist Patrick Coffin [Facebook, 1-21-24]
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I Never Regarded Bp. Strickland Or Cdl. Burke As “Heretics”: Contra John Martignoni’s Repeated Claims to the Contrary [3-8-24]

Dr. Janet E. Smith and Bp. Strickland Wishy-Washy and Compromised Regarding Viganò [Facebook, 7-12-24]

Bp. Strickland Advances Much Closer to Schism, a la Vigano [Facebook, 11-14-24]
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Bp. Strickland Flat-Out Rejects the Indefectibility of the Pope and the Church; Endorses Lefebvre. He’s Gone Mad (Which Would be His Only Excuse Before God) [Facebook, 12-17-24]
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Bp. Strickland, John Martignoni, and Yours Truly: Who Was More Accurate About This Dangerous Renegade? [Facebook, 1-30-25]
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XXVI. “PACHAMAMA” ALLEGED IDOLATRY AT THE AMAZON SYNOD / “MOTHER EARTH” / CORONAVIRUS & ALLEGED JUDGMENT

Statues [of Mary?] Thrown Into the Tiber River in Rome Controversy (discussion thread + 2nd thread) [Facebook, 10-24-19]

“Pachamama” [?] Statues: Marian Veneration or Blasphemous Idolatry? [11-5-19]

“Pachamama” Fiasco: Hysterical Reactionaryism, as Usual [11-8-19]

“Pachamama” Confusion: Fault of Vatican or Catholic Media? [11-12-19]

Anti-“Pachamama” Doc: “Usual Suspect” Reactionaries Sign [11-14-19]

Vatican II –> Alleged “Pachamama” Idolatry, Sez Fanatics [11-15-19]

Alexander Tschugguel, the Guy (St. Boniface II) who Threw the Statues into the Tiber, is (Quite Likely) Anti-Vatican II [Facebook, 11-23-19]

Pope St. John Paul II Respectfully Referred to Pachamama (+ Orthodox Catholic References to “Mother Earth” and Similar Biblical Motifs) [12-13-19]

Wacko Reactionary Fanatic Claims That I Endorse Homosexual Acts and “Pachamama” Idolatry [Case Study of Fantastically Out-of-Context Citations] / He Sanctions Hatred [Facebook, 12-17-19]

Is “Mother Earth” a Catholic Concept (Church Fathers)? (guest post by Rosemarie Scott) [12-17-19]

“Pachamama” Redux (vs. Peter Kwasniewski & Janet Smith) [12-17-19]

Dialogue: “Pachamama” (?) Statues & Marian Iconography [12-24-19]

Dr. Fastiggi Defends Pope Francis Re “Pachamama Idolatry” [3-3-20]

Taylor Marshall: Pachamama “Idolatry” Judged by Coronavirus (Yet “Antichrist” Pope Francis Walks the Streets of Pandemic-Ravaged Rome Free of the Virus . . .) [3-17-20]

Alexander Tschugguel, Taylor Marshall, & God’s Wrath [3-19-20]

Priest Blasphemes God (Coronavirus = Judgment?) [4-10-20]

Dialogue: Is Coronavirus the Way that God Judges? [4-13-20]

Last updated on 30 January 2026

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