Author Archives: Ron Conte

The Supreme Court will approve gay marriage in 2015

Posted on 17 January 2015 by Ron Conte

The Supreme Court of the United States will hear 4 same-sex marriage cases this spring, and probably issue a decision by summer 2015. my earlier post: How the Supreme Court Justices will vote on same-sex marriage Of the 9 SCOTUS … Continue reading →

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The Certainty of Salvation for Prenatals who die before birth

Posted on 16 January 2015 by Ron Conte

The Certainty of Salvation for Prenatals who die before birth The claim is made that the Magisterium has not yet decided the question of salvation for prenatals who die in the womb. This article proposes that current and past magisterial … Continue reading →

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A Primer on Roman Catholic Salvation Theology

Posted on 15 January 2015 by Ron Conte

The Magisterium of the Catholic Church has clear and definitive teachings on salvation. Yet many Catholics online are promoting ideas on salvation theology (soteriology) that openly contradict Church teaching. This post offers the basics of soteriology, from magisterial teaching. For … Continue reading →

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Are we all children of God?

Posted on 14 January 2015 by Ron Conte

Over at Crisis Magazine, Rachel Lu, Ph.D. wrote an article titled “We are not all children of God”. I thought the title might be facetious, arguing against some foolish persons who made such a claim. No, she actually makes the … Continue reading →

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Is Blasphemy a right or a crime?

Posted on 14 January 2015 by Ron Conte

Fr. Z. posted this troubling news item. In France, a group called Reporters without Borders is taking the stance that public blasphemy is a human right, above the right of religion. In Catholic teaching, blasphemy is certainly intrinsically evil and … Continue reading →

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What Noah Saw After The Flood

Posted on 13 January 2015 by Ron Conte

You have no idea what Noah saw. It wasn’t a simple rainbow. As I explain in my book, Noah’s Flood: Literal or Figurative?, what Noah most likely saw after the Flood was not a simple rainbow, but a vast array … Continue reading →

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The Death of the Last Apostle claim

Posted on 12 January 2015 by Ron Conte

The last of the 12 Apostles to die was John, the author of the Gospel and the Book of Revelation. A number of sources make the claim that public revelation (Tradition and Scripture) was completed or closed with “the death … Continue reading →

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Intrinsic Evil and the Moral Object

Posted on 11 January 2015 by Ron Conte

There are three fonts (sources) of morality: 1. intention 2. moral object 3. circumstances Catechism of the Catholic Church: “The morality of human acts depends on: the object chosen; the end in view or the intention; the circumstances of the … Continue reading →

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Papal Infallibility and the Canonization of Saints

Posted on 10 January 2015 by Ron Conte

Currently, it is the opinion of a majority of Catholic theologians that the canonization of Saints by the Pope is an exercise of papal infallibility. The Congregation for the Causes of the Saints (CCS) supports this opinion. And some Bishops … Continue reading →

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Condom Use by HIV-Infected Spouses

Posted on 9 January 2015 by Ron Conte

The Roman Catholic Magisterium teaches that contraception is intrinsically evil, and that every intrinsically evil act is always immoral, regardless of intention or circumstances. Anyone who says that intrinsically evil acts are not always immoral, or who says that intention … Continue reading →

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It is Moral? — The Interview (2014)

Posted on 8 January 2015 by Ron Conte

In light of my previous post on morality and the reasonably anticipated consequences of an act, was it moral to make and release the movie “The Interview” (2014), in which the protagonists assassinate the leader of North Korea? What are … Continue reading →

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Reasonably Anticipated Consequences can make an act Immoral

Posted on 8 January 2015 by Ron Conte

The Magisterium teaches that the morality of each and every human act, that is to say, every knowingly chosen act of a human person, is determined solely and entirely by three fonts of morality: 1) intention 2) moral object 3) … Continue reading →

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