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August 2018

August 05, 2018

Pope Francis Derangement Syndrome Vol. XX: Death Penalty Edition

John Zmirak, who denies that there is such a thing as Catholic social teaching (this...

April 2018

April 04, 2018

Yes, Virginia, The Catechism is a Magisterial Document

The Magisterium is the teaching authority of the Catholic Church. The word does, after all,...

October 2017

October 15, 2017

“Ultramontanism” and a Supposed Conflict Between Pope Francis & Pius XII on Capital Punishment

At LMS Chairman, Dr. Joseph Shaw declares a death sentence on Ultramontanism. As evidence, he...

April 2017

April 06, 2017

About that Syllabus of Errors….Guess What Else Pius IX Condemned?

Enemies of so-called "innovations" in Vatican II like to cite the Syllabus of Errors in...

March 2017

March 30, 2017

Steve Skojec, Cafeteria Catholic

Mary Pezzulo asks, "Who is Steve Skojec, anyway?" Here's my answer: Apart from being a...

March 29, 2017

Supremacy of Conscience, But Only If Formed By the Church

According to Donum Veritatis (which I also write about here, here, and here), conscience gives...

March 23, 2017

Dissenting From the Magisterium Causes Great Spiritual Harm

In Donum Veritatis, the CDF lists several forms dissent against the Magisterium might take. (This...

March 22, 2017

Don’t Believe This Fake Pius IX Quotation on a Pope Teaching Heresy

If a future pope teaches something contrary to the Catholic faith, don't follow him." Trads...

March 21, 2017

But! But! The Church Says the Ordinary Magisterium May Have Defects!

But Alt! The very same text you cite (Donum Veritatis) to claim that Catholics must...

March 20, 2017

Luke 10:16: Whoever Rejects the Pope Rejects God

Edward Pentin tweets on March 16 that the threatened "correction" of Pope Francis over Amoris...

March 07, 2017

What Does It Mean To Give “Religious Assent”?

Lumen Gentium; the Catechism of the Catholic Church; the Profession of Faith; and Canon Law:...

June 2016

June 30, 2016

Newman, St. Catherine, and Pius X: Three Papalolators

I am just going to leave these here. The clarity of faithful Catholics like Cardinal...

November 2015

November 27, 2015

No, Virginia, Blogs are Not the Magisterium. 7QT XXI Seriatim.

Blogs do oft proceed as though they are equal to the Magisterium, or judge the...

December 2014

December 20, 2014

Which Came First? The Bible or the Church?

Half the battle, in any discussion with any anti-Catholic is coming to an agreement on...

January 2013

January 31, 2013

The Apostles Are Also Theopneustos

Dr.* James White and I would agree that the sense of the word theopneustos has...