Author Archives: Ron Conte

Heresy and Contraception Outside of Marriage

Posted on 11 May 2016 by Ron Conte

Christopher O. Tollefsen: “contraceptive acts are intrinsically wrong, and not merely always wrong within the marital context.” Tollefsen: “even commentators such as John T. Noonan, who believe the Church teaching to be changeable, accept that the Church has throughout its … Continue reading →

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Some Catholics have No Faith At All. Literally.

Posted on 11 May 2016 by Ron Conte

I am not speaking rhetorically. Some Catholics, who attend Mass and receive Communion, lack all three theological virtues: love, faith, and hope. They are not in the state of grace, due to one actual mortal sin or another. And at … Continue reading →

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Catholic Hypocrisy on the Contraception Mandate

Posted on 10 May 2016 by Ron Conte

Certain prominent Catholic teachers have, for many years now, been promoting a radical revision of Catholic teaching on contraception. They have proposed a new understanding of that teaching, such that contraception would be moral in many cases. Some claim that … Continue reading →

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The Humanae Vitae Translation Error cohort

Posted on 7 May 2016 by Ron Conte

This post is part one of a series. Cohors What is a “cohort”? Noun: “1. a group or company … 5. an accomplice; abettor”. [1] The HV Translation Error cohort, as I have dubbed them, are a relatively small group … Continue reading →

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Does the Holy Spirit choose the Pope?

Posted on 7 May 2016 by Ron Conte

Each Roman Pontiff, for many generations now, has been chosen by a conclave of Cardinals. Most Cardinals are Bishops, so they are ordained to the episcopal degree and certainly are able to exercise the non-infallible Magisterium individually. Each Bishop can … Continue reading →

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Heretics have become Teachers in the Catholic Church

Posted on 6 May 2016 by Ron Conte

The Church is, in one sense, holy and spotless. For Her teachings are guided and guarded by the Holy Spirit, and She has the Son of God as her Head. She is indefectible, and so her teachings and her head, … Continue reading →

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Michael Voris versus Mark Shea on Bishop Robert Barron

Posted on 4 May 2016 by Ron Conte

Michael Voris has accused Bishop Robert Barron of teaching a form of the heresy of universalism, based on Barron’s assertion that “perhaps” no human persons are ever condemned to eternal punishment in Hell, and that we may “reasonably hope” that … Continue reading →

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A Religion-free Society becomes its own Religion

Posted on 3 May 2016 by Ron Conte

Human persons are created to need supernatural grace and the supernatural virtues of love, faith, hope in order to be fulfilled and happy. When human persons try to live without God, grace, and infused virtues, their lives are in a … Continue reading →

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Catholic Dogma: Torture Forever in Hell

Posted on 30 April 2016 by Ron Conte

Modern descriptions of Hell, by various Catholic “teachers”, has tended to make Hell seem like a not-so-bad place. Gone is the word “torture” and all similar words and phrasings. Hell is not portrayed by them as a place where God … Continue reading →

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The Limits of Faithful Dissent – part 2

Posted on 27 April 2016 by Ron Conte

Non-infallible Teachings All Catholic Christians are obligated to give the religious submission of will and intellect (ordinary assent) to the non-infallible teachings of the Magisterium. This religious assent is not the full assent of faith, but it is related to … Continue reading →

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The Limits of Faithful Dissent – part 1

Posted on 26 April 2016 by Ron Conte

Infallible Teachings All Catholic Christians are obligated, under pain of heresy and automatic excommunication, to give the full assent of faith (sacred assent) to every infallible teaching of the Magisterium, whether taught by an Ecumenical Council or Papal Infallibility or … Continue reading →

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On Perfect Natural Happiness in the Limbo of Hell

Posted on 25 April 2016 by Ron Conte

When a human person dies, he or she is immediately judged by God. Everyone who dies unrepentant from one or more actual mortal sins is sent to Hell to be punished forever. Everyone who dies in a state of grace, … Continue reading →

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