Author Archives: Ron Conte

My Comment on Michael Voris’ past sins

Posted on 25 April 2016 by Ron Conte

On 21 April 2016, Michael Voris disclosed some details about his past grave sins, when he was a fallen-away Catholic. Michael Voris: “I will now reveal that for most of my years in my thirties, confused about my own sexuality, … Continue reading →

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Modern Science versus Noah’s Ark

Posted on 24 April 2016 by Ron Conte

Here’s the “news story” at yahoo.com: Can Science Explain Noah’s Ark? Why Logic Thoroughly Debunks the Biblical Story (Miles Surrey, 22 April 2016). The article quotes some physics students, who studied whether an Ark built to the literal specifications of … Continue reading →

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The not-so-funny problem of Priestly Boredom

Posted on 23 April 2016 by Ron Conte

Urgent! Your typical parish priest has a serious problem, especially on Saturday afternoons. He is bored out of his mind. He sits in the Confessional, with nothing to do, waiting for penitents to confess their sins to God and receive … Continue reading →

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Eschatology Saturday: Christians will need help from Muslims in the Future

Posted on 23 April 2016 by Ron Conte

In the not-so-distant future, when the extremist Muslims invade and conquer Europe in World War 3, Christians will be sorely oppressed. Muslims will have every advantage in the occupied nations during and especially after the war. And all the positions … Continue reading →

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Is the Magisterium able to teach on the morality of contraception outside of marriage?

Posted on 22 April 2016 by Ron Conte

Now here’s a strange claim making the rounds on the internet. The idea is that the Church is unable to tell us if using contraception in sexual acts outside of marriage is moral or immoral. Why? They claim that to … Continue reading →

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Free book on the ethics of lying

Posted on 19 April 2016 by Ron Conte

I’m offering the Kindle version of my book Is Lying Always Wrong for free from April 99th to April 23rd, 2016 (Pacific Time). Catholic ethics is unique in teaching that some acts are wrong by the type (or moral species) … Continue reading →

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My current theology projects

Posted on 18 April 2016 by Ron Conte

I’m working on a new edit of the documents of the Council of Trent. I’m starting with the Waterworth translation of 1848, updating the language to be more modern and easier to read, and then, for the doctrinal sections, comparing … Continue reading →

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Scientific Theories that Catholics must Reject

Posted on 17 April 2016 by Ron Conte

As Catholic Christians, we are obliged to believe what the Magisterium of the Church teaches. And if sinful secular society or any scientific or other discipline teaches the contrary, we are obligated by faith in Jesus Christ to reject the … Continue reading →

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Eschatology Saturday: A formerly-Protestant Pope

Posted on 16 April 2016 by Ron Conte

At La Salette, the Blessed Virgin Mary predicted the following: 3. ‘A protestant nation from the north will convert to the faith and, by means of this nation, the other nations will return to the faith.’ 4. ‘The pope who … Continue reading →

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The heretical rejection of Just War Doctrine

Posted on 15 April 2016 by Ron Conte

The doctrine of just war is not merely a theory. It is not properly called “just war theory”, but “just war doctrine”, just as it is phrased in the Catechism of the Catholic Church. Catechism of the Catholic Church on … Continue reading →

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Can God offer salvation apart from the Sacrament of Baptism?

Posted on 15 April 2016 by Ron Conte

The Catechism of the Catholic Church says: “God has bound salvation to the sacrament of Baptism, but he himself is not bound by his sacraments.” [1257] The above quote is often misstated and misinterpreted. The misstatement or misquote involves taking … Continue reading →

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Amoris Laetitia, Fr. Z., and Footnote 351

Posted on 13 April 2016 by Ron Conte

Fr. Z. is calling footnote 351 in Amoris Laetitia: “Infamous Footnote 351”. This type of expression, used about any content in any magisterial document, is sinful. He is speaking as if he were the judge over the Magisterium and the … Continue reading →

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