Author Archives: Ron Conte

Conservative Catholics are slowly abandoning the Faith

Posted on 29 August 2018 by Ron Conte

The topic of wifely obedience used to be one in which conservative Catholics held the traditional view. A wife should be subordinate, obedience, and submissive to her husband. This is not the worldly version of each of those words, but … Continue reading →

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new Q&A post

Posted on 28 August 2018 by Ron Conte

You have questions, I have answers. Ask.

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ROTFL at God

Posted on 27 August 2018 by Ron Conte

This past Sunday, the second reading was from Saint Paul: Be subordinate to one another out of reverence for Christ. Wives should be subordinate to their husbands as to the Lord. For the husband is head of his wife just … Continue reading →

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Abortifacient Contraception in Cases of Rape: Theory and Practice

Posted on 27 August 2018 by Ron Conte

In cases of rape, a woman or her healthcare provider may use contraception to prevent the conception of a child as a result of the rape. This use of contraception is indirect, and therefore not intrinsically evil. Contraception is immoral … Continue reading →

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Do Infants who Die without Baptism go to Heaven directly?

Posted on 24 August 2018 by Ron Conte

As I’ve discussed previously, I can reach no other conclusion, given the current state of magisterial teaching, except that prenatals, infants, and young children who die without baptism receive eternal life in Heaven. But do they go directly to Heaven? … Continue reading →

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Priests and the Mask of Holiness

Posted on 23 August 2018 by Ron Conte

I have an hypothesis that partially explains why some priests fall into grave sins, whether the sins are lust or greed or whatever else. I call it the Mask of Holiness. Many priests are Christians of ordinary even mediocre holiness. … Continue reading →

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The Latest Q&A Post

Posted on 22 August 2018 by Ron Conte

Ask a question on any subject in theology.

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Catholic Hypocrisy on the Contraceptive Mandate

Posted on 21 August 2018 by Ron Conte

This issue was put on hold by the election of U.S. President Donald Trump. “In 2017, the Trump administration issued a ruling letting insurers and employers refuse to provide birth control if doing so went against their ‘religious beliefs’ or … Continue reading →

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Can a faithful Catholic have sex with a Spouse who is using Contraception?

Posted on 21 August 2018 by Ron Conte

See the article at Catholicism.io

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Dr. Edward Peters Heresy against the Ordinary Papal Magisterium

Posted on 19 August 2018 by Ron Conte

We are now in the second day after esteemed canon lawyer Ed Peters publicly issued an heretical and schismatic proclamation. The heresy is his claim that no Pope can teach under the ordinary magisterium, which requires only religious assent from … Continue reading →

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What Msgr. Charles Pope fails to understand about the abuse crisis

Posted on 18 August 2018 by Ron Conte

Here is the article at Catholicism. io

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Commenting at Catholicism.io

Posted on 18 August 2018 by Ron Conte

Note, has anyone tried commenting on articles over at Catholicism.io? I’m not sure if there is a problem with that. Please see if you can comment there on one of the recent articles. https://catholicism.io/

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