Author Archives: Ron Conte

My Translation of the Bible: the CPDV

Posted on 30 August 2017 by Ron Conte

From March of 2004 to March of 2009, I worked nearly every day translating the Latin Vulgate Bible into modern English. When completed, I placed the translation in the public domain, so that anyone could use this Bible version for … Continue reading →

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A Catholic view of the Nashville Statement

Posted on 30 August 2017 by Ron Conte

The Nashville Statement is the work of over 150 evangelical leaders. It expresses their understanding of Biblical teaching in opposition to modern culture’s teaching on sexuality and gender. The 14 articles of the statement are fairly well written. They are … Continue reading →

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Nashville Statement – A coalition for Biblical sexuality

Posted on 30 August 2017 by Ron Conte

Preamble “Know that the LORD Himself is God; It is He who has made us, and not we ourselves…” — Psalm 100:3 Evangelical Christians at the dawn of the twenty-first century find themselves living in a period of historic transition. … Continue reading →

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How To Criticize Pope Francis

Posted on 29 August 2017 by Ron Conte

Here is the apparent methodology used by most papal critics today: 1. read what the Pope has said 2. assume that the Pope is incompetent and unfaithful 3. assume that his teachings have no help from the Holy Spirit 4. … Continue reading →

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Dogma, Distortions, and Heresy

Posted on 29 August 2017 by Ron Conte

Over at Canon Law Blog, Dr. Ed Peters states that the teaching of the Magisterium condemning contraception as intrinsically evil is infallible under the ordinary and universal Magisterium (About That Humanae Vitae Rumor). Then he badly misstates the infallible teaching, … Continue reading →

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On Lying, Mass Murder, and Heresy

Posted on 28 August 2017 by Ron Conte

[1] Deacon Jim Russell wrote an article, titled Combatants, Non-Combatants, and Double Effect, published August 10, 2017 at Crisis Magazine. [2] My article is here: Response to Deacon Jim Russell on Combatants and Double Effect, with a follow-up titled: A … Continue reading →

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Magisterial Teachings and Levels of Assent

Posted on 27 August 2017 by Ron Conte

The Magisterium is one authority (and ability) given to the Church by the Holy Spirit. But since the Magisterium teaches either infallibly or non-infallibly, we can divide the Magisterium, conceptually, into two types of exercises of that authority: 1. infallible … Continue reading →

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Conscience and Appropriate Dress at Mass

Posted on 27 August 2017 by Ron Conte

Should parishes have a dress code for holy Mass? No, I don’t think so. I rarely see anyone I think is inappropriately dressed at Mass, even in the summer in a church that has no air conditioning. A dress code, … Continue reading →

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What Pope Francis meant by Irreversible Liturgical Reform

Posted on 26 August 2017 by Ron Conte

First, let’s consider what Pope Francis actually said, as reported by Vatican Radio: The liturgical reform, he said, did not “flourish suddenly,” but was the result of a long preparation. It was brought to maturity by the Second Vatican Council … Continue reading →

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A Child Pops A Balloon

Posted on 21 August 2017 by Ron Conte

I am nearly certain that conservative Catholics will “win” on the Amoris Laetitia controversy. Eventually, probably under the successor to Pope Francis, they will succeed in obtaining, from the Holy See, a clear discipline that forbids the divorced and remarried … Continue reading →

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Lots to Say about the Formal Correction

Posted on 20 August 2017 by Ron Conte

1. Formal Correction equals Formal Schism It’s like watching a Rube Goldberg device. Events have already been set in motion. Lots of individual things have to happen next, one after another. But the end result is linear and relatively certain. … Continue reading →

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A Canon Lawyer radically revises Humanae Vitae

Posted on 17 August 2017 by Ron Conte

Over at In the Light of the Law: A Canon Lawyer’s Blog, Dr. Ed Peters has a post titled About that ‘Humanae vitae’ rumor (July 11, 2017). And what he says about Humanae Vitae is perplexing, arrogant, false, self-contradictory, and … Continue reading →

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