This gallery contains 1 photo.
There is a certain quote, which many sources say is from Pope Pius XII, which is used to justify unnatural sexual acts in marriage. I happened across the original source of the quote. And it isn’t a Pope or Bishop … Continue reading
Proponents of marital unchastity, that is to say, persons who propose that certain kinds of sexual acts, traditionally called unnatural, are moral to use in Christian marriage, never explain the basic principles of ethics. And they never base their claims … Continue reading
I don’t know. There are some reasons to think it might occur. And I hope it will happen very soon. But we will have to wait and see. If it is this year, then the only possible day is Good … Continue reading
A recent post by Ann Barnhardt — who may perhaps be Ann Coulter writing under a pseudonym (I’ve long suspected that Coulter is a closet Catholic) — covers the topic of marital chastity succinctly, crassly, and correctly: That Doesn’t Go … Continue reading
The Church condemns the use of contraception, even in marriage, because contraception deprives sexual acts of their procreative finality. The Church condemns homosexual acts mainly because these acts “close the sexual act to the gift of life”. But unnatural sexual … Continue reading
Fr. Charles Pope explains: That Blessing of an Abortion Center was an Act of Sacrilege. Yes, it was. But what many Catholics do not realize, is that the same type of sacrilege occurs when any Catholic priest or theologian argues … Continue reading
This article at OnePeterFive.com, In the Church, The Problem is not Pedophilia but Homosexuality, claims that most cases of sexual abuse by priests is a result of homosexuality, not pedophilia. I disagree. The situation is more complex than that. Allow … Continue reading
In secular society, daily we read about persons with money, fame, and power who have committed serious crimes. The victims and witnesses come forward. And yet they are not arrested. Days, weeks, and months pass, and they still walk free. … Continue reading
Evil is a deprivation of good; moral evil is a deprivation of a good required by the love of God, and the love of neighbor as self. An intrinsically evil act is an act with evil in its object. Natural … Continue reading
As usual, you may ask questions on a wide range of issues in Catholic theology. I’ll do my best to answer. — Ron Conte
Three Fonts Morality concerns human acts. Each exercise of will and intellect, that is, each knowing deliberate choice, is an act, and is subject to a judgment of conscience and the final judgment of God. The acts of human persons … Continue reading
the reproach of Christ 
Two Types of False Teachers
False teachers, in Catholicism, are persons who teach grave errors on faith, morals, and/or salvation. There are only two types: 1. Those who teach error mistakenly, 2. Those who know that what they are teaching is objectively false and contrary … Continue reading →