Author Archives: Ron Conte

Abortifacient contraception for a Medical Purpose

Posted on 17 August 2017 by Ron Conte

Can a Catholic married couple morally use abortifacient contraception (the birth control pill) for a medical purpose, while remaining sexually active. No, certainly not. And when we apply the principle of double effect to the question of using abortifacient contraception … Continue reading →

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Contraception and Marriage: if it were true

Posted on 16 August 2017 by Ron Conte

A loose-knit group of Catholic commentators has decided to proclaim a radical revision to the teaching of the Magisterium on contraception: the claim that contraception is only intrinsically evil when used by a married couple. What happens when contraception is … Continue reading →

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Intrinsic Evil, Heresy, and Excommunication

Posted on 16 August 2017 by Ron Conte

Many conservative Catholics today are just as much “cafeteria Catholics” as the liberals they criticize. They have their own belief system, which (for many, but not all of them) is substantially different from Catholic Christianity as taught by the Church. … Continue reading →

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Most Catholics have rejected the Dogma of Intrinsic Evil

Posted on 15 August 2017 by Ron Conte

Reactions to the articles by deacon Russell and myself on the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki vary. What surprises me is the total absence of any understanding of the magisterial teaching on intrinsic evil. The atomic bombings are condemned by … Continue reading →

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A Catholic Deacon justified Mass Murder

Posted on 14 August 2017 by Ron Conte

and no one noticed or cared. The details are in my previous post, Response to Deacon Jim Russell on Combatants and Double Effect. Deacon Russell proposes that the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki can possibly be justified by the … Continue reading →

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Response to Deacon Jim Russell on Combatants and Double Effect

Posted on 12 August 2017 by Ron Conte

Deacon Jim Russell wrote an article, titled Combatants, Non-Combatants, and Double Effect, published August 10, 2017 at Crisis Magazine. The article is one of the worst pieces of Catholic moral theology I have ever read. It contains several serious errors … Continue reading →

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I Just Read One of the Worst Articles of Moral Theology Ever

Posted on 10 August 2017 by Ron Conte

I just read a disgusting perverse article of badly mangled Catholic moral theology, in which the author, a deacon, justifies the tragedies of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, that struck countless innocent victims, sowing death on an unheard of scale. The article … Continue reading →

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All Salvation is Through Christ and His Church

Posted on 9 August 2017 by Ron Conte

I would like to call the reader’s attention to this talk by Pope Saint John Paul II: All Salvation Comes through Christ (General Audience — May 31, 1995). This concise discussion of salvation works as a summary of my understanding … Continue reading →

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Cardinal Burke’s Error on Truth and Authority

Posted on 9 August 2017 by Ron Conte

Catholic News Agency reports: What Cardinal Burke really said about ‘resisting’ Pope Francis. “I simply affirmed that it is always my sacred duty to defend the truth of the Church’s teaching and discipline regarding marriage,” Cardinal Burke told CNA Feb. … Continue reading →

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Will Pope Francis teach on Salvation this November?

Posted on 3 August 2017 by Ron Conte

Rome Reports: Pope Francis may travel to Bangladesh and Myanmar in November. Those two nations have very few Christians. Myanmar is 90% Buddhist, while Bangladesh is 90% Muslim. Concerning the Muslim minority in Myanmar, Pope Francis (Feb 2017) stated: “They … Continue reading →

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The conservative Catholic subculture versus the Magisterium

Posted on 31 July 2017 by Ron Conte

Over the past several decades, the conservative Catholic subculture has slowly replaced the teachings of the Magisterium with its own distorted and false teachings. By a process of ignoring, replacing, and radically reinterpreting the true teachings of the Church, a … Continue reading →

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Bishop Paprocki’s Error on the Goods of Marriage

Posted on 28 July 2017 by Ron Conte

In a recent document, Decree Regarding Same-Sex “Marriage” and Related Pastoral Issues [PDF], Bishop Thomas John Paprocki issued guidelines on same-sex marriage and the reception of the Sacraments. This document is generally in line with Church doctrine and discipline. But … Continue reading →

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