Author Archives: Ron Conte

Will Pope Francis allow married men to become priests?

Posted on 8 January 2015 by Ron Conte

Eastern Rite Catholic Bishops in North America have now been authorized by Pope Francis to ordain married men to the priesthood. The Catholic Church is divided into two parts: the Latin Rite and the Eastern Rite. Eastern Catholics have a … Continue reading →

More Galleries | 2 Comments

Diversity of Opinion versus Catholic Teaching

Posted on 7 January 2015 by Ron Conte

I’ve been discussing the Faith with my fellow Catholics online for many years now, about 20 years or so. And I find a common problem in many of these discussions. They take place in the vacuum of ignorance. Most Catholics … Continue reading →

More Galleries

Intrinsic Evil

Posted on 4 January 2015 by Ron Conte

There are three fonts of morality, three things that determine the morality of an act: 1) intention 2) moral object 3) circumstances The intention is the end intended by the person who acts (finis agentis). The object is the end, … Continue reading →

More Galleries | 2 Comments

Love is the foundation of the eternal moral law

Posted on 1 January 2015 by Ron Conte

God alone is good. The goodness of God is the basis for all morality. Everything created by God has goodness, but God alone is Goodness. Only God is perfect and infinite Goodness, by His very Nature. God Exists. God is … Continue reading →

More Galleries

What is Pope Francis ABLE to teach on Climate Change?

Posted on 30 December 2014 by Ron Conte

The Magisterium of the Church is able to teach any and all of the truths found in Divine Revelation (Tradition and Scripture). The Magisterium is also able to teach from natural law. The entire moral law is found within natural … Continue reading →

More Galleries

The Massacre of the Holy Innocents according to Blessed Anne Catherine Emmerich

Posted on 29 December 2014 by Ron Conte

The following text is excerpted from The Life of the Blessed Virgin Mary by Blessed Anne Catherine Emmerich, available here: CatholicPlanet eLibrary. ——————————— Towards the middle of Jesus’ second year the Blessed Virgin was told of Herod’s Massacre of the … Continue reading →

More Galleries

My Predictions for the Year 2015

Posted on 28 December 2014 by Ron Conte

As always, my eschatology is speculative and fallible. The field of eschatology is generally highly speculative, as it concerns possible events and their dates in the future of the Church. My predictions are based on many years of research and … Continue reading →

More Galleries

Who can be elected Pope?

Posted on 26 December 2014 by Ron Conte

Fr. Z.’s comments on who can be elected Pope are here. He has some good points. I’ll give a similar but more expansive answer. The Pope is the Bishop of Rome; he is the head of the college of Bishops, … Continue reading →

More Galleries

Is the Non-infallible Magisterium fallible or infallible?

Posted on 26 December 2014 by Ron Conte

Is the Non-infallible Magisterium fallible or infallible? Neither. Over at the National Catholic Register, Pat Archbold teaches without first having learned. His post The Magisterium of the Now is a series of false assertions and distortions on the topic of … Continue reading →

More Galleries

Most Catholic Universities are no longer Catholic

Posted on 23 December 2014 by Ron Conte

I can’t be the judge over each university and college, to say which ones are still Catholic and which are not. I consider that it is a matter of degrees. But it seems clear that the vast majority of Catholic … Continue reading →

More Galleries

Fundamental Human Rights versus Derived Human Rights

Posted on 23 December 2014 by Ron Conte

All human persons have fundamental human rights, bestowed on them by their Creator, and inherent to their human nature. All who have a human nature, regardless of age or state of life or other factors, have these fundamental human rights. … Continue reading →

More Galleries

Taylor Marshall’s Errors on the Birth and Death of Jesus

Posted on 22 December 2014 by Ron Conte

This is a slight revision of an article I wrote last year (Dec 20, 2013) criticizing Dr. Taylor Marshall’s booklet “God’s Birthday”. Dr. Marshall is again promoting this booklet, unrevised, despite blatant errors in the work. Here’s a link to … Continue reading →

More Galleries