Author Archives: Ron Conte

Intelligent Caring Persons Sometimes Disagree

As faithful Roman Catholics, we believe what the Magisterium teaches. The advantage of having a Magisterium is that we are not constrained by our own personal interpretation of Sacred Tradition and Sacred Scripture, and our own personal failings, false assumptions, … Continue reading →

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Dogma is only Infallible when properly Understood

I’m dismayed to see that fundamentalism is on the rise among my fellow Catholics. The fundamentalist Protestant believes that Sacred Scripture is infallible. I agree. But then the fundamentalist puts forward his interpretation of Scripture as if it were not … Continue reading →

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The Foolish Grave Sin of de-baptism

BBC News reports that some Catholics in Italy are undergoing a de-baptism to express their disagreement with Catholic teaching. What does this mean? Is it possible to remove the effects of the Sacrament of Baptism from the soul? The Sacrament … Continue reading →

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Can a person who has never prayed to God be saved?

Everyone who dies unrepentant from any actual mortal sin will be judged by God and condemned to Hell forever. Everyone else goes to Heaven. For God does not permit innocent children to die without the state of grace. And I … Continue reading →

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Commentary: Teacher Fired by Catholic School for using IVF

Here’s the details of the story, at motherjones.com In this post, I’m considering the moral implications of this firing, not the legal ones. Morally, a Catholic school can and should require its teachers to avoid “manifest grave sin”, which would … Continue reading →

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Reply to Cardinal Burke on Marriage and Communion

On Nov. 15th, 2014, Cardinal Burke spoke to a conference on marriage and family organized by the traditionalist group “Catholic Voice”. Cardinal Burke said: “I fail to be able to comprehend how — if marriage is indissoluble and someone is … Continue reading →

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The Warning from God in 2016

In several of my published eschatology books in 2013, I predicted that the Warning from God (revealed by the visionaries of Garabandal) will occur on Good Friday, March 25th in 2016. The event is a supernatural illumination of conscience given … Continue reading →

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Will Pope Francis shock and surprise us on his U.S. visit (9/25/2015)?

Pope Francis: “I wish to confirm that, God willing, in September of 2015, I will go to Philadelphia for the Eighth World Meeting of Families.” His visit is scheduled to begin Sept. 25th. I suggest to my readers that the … Continue reading →

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7 False Claims about Women’s Ordination to the Diaconate

The Roman Catholic Magisterium infallibly teaches “that the Church has no authority whatsoever to confer priestly ordination on women and that this judgment is to be definitively held by all the Church’s faithful.” (Ordinatio Sacerdotalis n. 4). But ordination to … Continue reading →

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Will Pope Francis Ordain Women Deacons?

I believe that, in 2015, Pope Francis will teach that women can be ordained to the diaconate. There are theological reasons as well as eschatological reasons for my opinion. Some would argue that Pope Francis already ruled out women’s ordination. … Continue reading →

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Ten Ways to Respond When You Disagree with Pope Francis

If you disagree with Pope Francis in his personal opinions, his prudential judgments, his official decisions on matters of discipline, or his non-infallible teachings under the Magisterium, how should you respond? 1. Consider your own sins and failings. You are … Continue reading →

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Commentary: Ten tips on how to survive a calamitous Pope and remain Catholic

Over at the traditionalist blog Rorate Caeli, they posted an article from Dr. Francisco José Soler Gil: Ten tips on how to survive a calamitous Pope and remain Catholic. It will not help you remain Catholic. As soon as you … Continue reading →

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