Author Archives: Ron Conte

When Cardinals and Bishops oppose other Cardinals and Bishops, to whom should we listen? The wrong answer is to believe those Cardinals and Bishops with the same opinions and the same understanding of the faith as you yourself hold. This … Continue reading →

Here is the full text from the Vatican website: DICASTERIUM PRO DOCTRINA FIDEI NOTE FOR THE AUDIENCE WITH THE HOLY FATHER 13 November 2023 The Request of His Excellency, the Most Rev. Julito CORTES, Bishop of Dumaguete (Philippines) Regarding the … Continue reading →

I see this pattern again and again. Some member of the faithful in the Catholic Church, anyone from Cardinal or Bishop to the least lay person, disagrees with a decision of a Pope or an Ecumenical Council — and so … Continue reading →

The composer of operas, Richard Wagner, drew heavily from Norse mythology for some of his operas. For others, he drew on folk tales and medieval legends. Such a use of these sources does not imply belief in the Norse gods … Continue reading →

The Church has always taught the supreme authority of Peter and his successors over the Church. The opponents of the Roman Pontiffs call this dogma “hyperpapalism”. That is not the correct term. But it is nevertheless true that papal authority … Continue reading →

The papal accusers are already preparing a sinful unfaithful response to the possible use of papal infallibility by Pope Francis. First, they cite the First Vatican Council (which they reject in many of its teachings). “6. For the Holy Spirit … Continue reading →

Each Pope has the charism of truth and never-failing faith. So then how could Saint Peter the Apostle have failed in faith when he denied Christ three times at the time of the Passion and Crucifixion of Jesus? Certainly, to … Continue reading →

The teaching of the ordinary universal magisterium, confirmed infallibly by the First Vatican Council, is that Peter and his successors each have the charism of truth and never-failing faith. And since apostasy, heresy, schism, idolatry, and blasphemy are each and … Continue reading →

Some of the accusations against Pope Francis are not complaints about his decisions on doctrine and discipline, but rather claims about his mind and heart, about his intentions and plans for the Church. Archbishop Carlo Vigano has accused Pope Francis … Continue reading →

Here is the full note from the Vatican website: Removal of bishop of Tyler, U.S.A., and appointment of apostolic administrator The Holy Father has removed Bishop Joseph E. Strickland from the pastoral care of the diocese of Tyler, United States … Continue reading →

A recent Responsum ad Dubium was published by the DDF under Cardinal Fernandez, approved by Pope Francis, on the subject of who may be baptized, who may be godparents, and who may witness at Catholic weddings. Muller’s opposition to the … Continue reading →

On the Baptism of Trans Persons Acts of the Apostles gives us the example of a eunuch who was baptized: {8:27} And rising up, he went. And behold, an Ethiopian man, a eunuch, powerful under Candace, the queen of the … Continue reading →