Author Archives: Ron Conte

Iran’s Evolving Breakout Potential: How Bad Is It?

Posted on 9 October 2012 by Ron Conte

ISIS (Institute for Science and International Security) is a Washington D.C. think tank that covers a wide range of topics. But they have a particular concern for Iran’s progress toward obtaining nuclear weapons. The main site is ISIS-online.org and their … Continue reading →

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The Progress Toward The Tribulation

Posted on 8 October 2012 by Ron Conte

Year of Faith The Year of Faith (11 Oct 2012 to 24 Nov 2013) is about to begin. The grace and providence of God has decreed this period of time for a reason: the tribulation is about to begin. Right … Continue reading →

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There Are No Morally Neutral Acts

Posted on 7 October 2012 by Ron Conte

Roman Catholic moral theology is based on the concept of acts, also called human acts. Human persons are subject to the eternal moral law of God because we have reason and free will. By reason, we can know right from … Continue reading →

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Does the Church have the Authority to ordain Women Deacons?

Posted on 4 October 2012 by Ron Conte

My first point is that the answer to this question is not settled doctrine. The Magisterium has infallibly taught that Jesus did not give his Church the authority to ordain women to the priesthood (or the episcopate, since a bishop … Continue reading →

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Has Iran Begun A Covert Nuclear Breakout? Yes.

Posted on 3 October 2012 by Ron Conte

I consider it to be very significant that Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad gave a good portion of time, in his speech to the U.N. in September 26th, 2012, to describing the Iranian regime’s view on the End Times. See my … Continue reading →

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Cooperation with Evil and the Three Fonts of Morality

Posted on 2 October 2012 by Ron Conte

My approach to the principle of cooperation with evil is to apply the three fonts of morality (intention, moral object, circumstances) to the cooperative act. This approach is certainly valid, since the Magisterium teaches that every act with three good … Continue reading →

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Bishop Paprocki on Voting Ethics

Posted on 30 September 2012 by Ron Conte

Bishop Paprocki, in a video posted on YouTube recently, spoke about the 2012 U.S. national elections. Here is a full transcript of the video: 1. “There are many positive and beneficial planks in the Democratic party platform, but I am … Continue reading →

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How Soon Will Iran Have A Nuclear Bomb?

Posted on 28 September 2012 by Ron Conte

Short Answer: They may already have one. According to the IAEA report of November 2011 (PDF), Iran has researched, developed, and most probably built all of the components needed for an implosion-type uranium bomb. The only component still lacking is … Continue reading →

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More on Married Deacons and Continence

Posted on 28 September 2012 by Ron Conte

Some months ago, there was a controversy on various Catholic blogs as to whether married Catholic deacons may have marital relations with their spouses. Dr. Ed Peters of In the Light of the Law (A Canon lawyer’s blog) proposed an … Continue reading →

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German Bishops Commit the Grave Sin of Simony

Posted on 27 September 2012 by Ron Conte

This month (Sept. 2012), the Bishops’ Conference of Germany decided to retain its policy of denying the Sacraments and other benefits of membership in the Roman Catholic Church to any German citizen who refuses to pay an income tax surcharge … Continue reading →

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President of Iran proclaims the End Times near

Posted on 26 September 2012 by Ron Conte

In his speech at the United Nations general assembly meeting, on September 26th, 2012, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad spoke at length about the end times. The point of this long section of his speech was that the end times is … Continue reading →

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German Bishops Refuse to Stop Creating and Selling Pornography

Posted on 26 September 2012 by Ron Conte

The German Bishops own a company that sells pornography: WELTBILD. A group of faithful Catholics in Germany have asked the Bishops to stop offering this offensive material for sale, but the Bishops refuse to do so. Their defense is twofold. … Continue reading →

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