Author Archives: Ron Conte

The Fundamental Human Right to Travel

Fundamental human rights are based on the nature of the human person, including our relationships with other persons and with God. Derived human rights are related to, and implied by, one or more fundamental human rights. Fundamental rights are limited … Continue reading

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Mark Shea’s errors on the Blessed Virgin Mary

In a post titled How I Came to Think Differently about Mary, Mark Shea proposes a few serious theological errors about the Blessed Virgin Mary. Humanity of Christ Shea claims: “the Logos, the Second Person of the Trinity derives his … Continue reading

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Will You Fall Away during the conservative Schism?

Pope Francis is our Holy Father, Supreme Head of the whole Church, and Father and Teacher of all Christians. He is the Supreme Pontiff, the Universal Pastor, the True Vicar of Christ, Ruler of Christ’s whole fold, Supreme Judge of … Continue reading

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The Only Likely Path to Health Care for Everyone

Health care is a fundamental human right. And, in so far as health insurance is needed to access that fundamental right, health insurance is a derived right. See my post: Fundamental Human Rights versus Derived Human Rights. Even in wealthy … Continue reading

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Charles Pope versus the real Pope

Monsignor Charles Pope (of the Archdiocese of Washington, D.C.) recently published an article criticizing the Supreme Pontiff: One Priest’s Concern About Recent Remarks by the Pope. Well, that is not such a bad title for the article. A priest or … Continue reading

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Why did Pope Francis call some priests “animals”?

As reported by The Tablet in the U.K. as well as other Catholic publications, Pope Francis made some extemporaneous remarks on priests who refuse to baptize the infants of single mothers: Pope Francis has described priests who refuse to baptise … Continue reading

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Gun Violence and the Right to Self-Defense

Music industry leaders have issued and signed an open letter to Congress on gun violence. AN OPEN LETTER TO CONGRESS: STOP GUN VIOLENCE NOW … it is far too easy for dangerous people to get their hands on guns We … Continue reading

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conservative Catholics denounce and revile the Pope

We have reached the point now where many conservative Catholics are openly disrespecting, denigrating, denouncing, deriding, and reviling the Holy Father, Pope Francis. They show no trace of respect for the office or the person of the Pope. They have … Continue reading

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What Ed Peters forgets about Francis

Dr. Edward Peters, JD, JCD, Ref. Sig. Ap., has written an article on the recent comments by Pope Francis on the validity of Catholic marriages: What Francis Forgets About Marriage. The main thesis of his article is that most Catholic … Continue reading

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Jimmy Akin versus Pope Francis

It is arrogant and foolish for the ordinary run-of-the-mill Catholic blogger to judge and condemn the words of the holy Roman Pontiff. The vast majority of these bloggers are not even theologians, and their criticisms are not based on a … Continue reading

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Mirus and Lawler versus Pope Francis

Conservative Catholics continue to rush headlong toward the cliff of schism. Pride goeth before a fall. Dr. Jeff Mirus has a recent post: On criticizing bishops—or even the Pope. It starts out quite well. “It is a spiritual and moral … Continue reading

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Catholic Ethics and the Concrete Act

Overview of Ethics Human persons have the gifts of reason and free will from God. The use of these gifts, in knowing choices, implies moral responsibility. For we are capable of understanding transcendent truths and of distinguishing between good and … Continue reading

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