Author Archives: Ron Conte

Can a devout Catholic be elected President?

Posted on 14 October 2011 by Ron Conte

Any faithful Catholic running for the U.S. presidency is probably not electable. Liberals will not vote for him because he would be against abortion and against gay marriage. A faithful Catholic can have liberal views on a number of issues, … Continue reading →

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Iran’s role in the tribulation

Posted on 11 October 2011 by Ron Conte

As the readers of my eschatology books already know, I believe that Iran has a particular role in the tribulation. Do the eschatological passages of Sacred Scripture actually name the nation of Iran as being central to certain events during … Continue reading →

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Contraception is intrinsically evil

Posted on 9 October 2011 by Ron Conte

The Magisterium has many times taught that contraception is intrinsically evil. The use of contraception is a type of act that is inherently ordered toward an evil end, toward the deprivation of the procreative meaning of sexual relations. The knowing … Continue reading →

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How much influence should the Dead Sea Scrolls have on Bible translations?

Posted on 9 October 2011 by Ron Conte

The short answer is: not much. The long answer follows. Biblical scholars often give more weight to a manuscript that is older, as compared to a more recent manuscript of the same passage. The reason is that copyist errors, and … Continue reading →

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Catholic bloggers and Priests For Life

Posted on 7 October 2011 by Ron Conte

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According to this NCRegister.com article, Priests For Life is facing a serious budget deficit (1.4 million dollars in the red in the 2010 financial year) and is issuing an “urgent appeals for funds”. I’m asking Catholics who have blogs or … Continue reading →

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The Marital, Unitive, and Procreative Meanings

Posted on 6 October 2011 by Ron Conte

Philosophically speaking, evil does not exist. God is good, and all that God created is good. Nothing exists except God and all that God created. So then, what is evil? Evil is a deprivation of goodness; it is an absence … Continue reading →

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Mexico City Temporary Marriages Invalid

Posted on 4 October 2011 by Ron Conte

There is a legislative plan in Mexico City to offer legal marriage contracts that are explicitly temporary in nature. Leonel Luna, from the leftist PRD Party, describes the proposal this way: “The marriage contract would last two years. After those … Continue reading →

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The cause for canonization of an assassin

Posted on 1 October 2011 by Ron Conte

This action by Bishops in Korea is imprudent. They are moving forward with the cause for canonization of Thomas An Jung-geun, a Korean Catholic who assassinated the Japanese resident general of Korea, in 1909, during the conflict between Korea and … Continue reading →

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Is Bishop Zurek sinning by restricting Fr. Pavone?

Posted on 1 October 2011 by Ron Conte

Bishop Zurek has issued a public clarification on Fr. Pavone. See Dr. Peters’ commentary here. It is odd that the Bishop says Fr. Pavone is suspended, but with faculties in his own diocese. This is not a suspension. Every priest … Continue reading →

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Did Joseph and Mary have a valid Sacrament of Marriage?

Posted on 29 September 2011 by Ron Conte

There are two types of marriage: 1. natural marriage 2. the Sacrament of Marriage We might further divide natural marriages into those that take place between unbaptized human persons in general, and those that occur between Jews. For the natural … Continue reading →

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The Next Liberal Pope and the Ordination of Women Deacons

Posted on 27 September 2011 by Ron Conte

I would like to cover two related topics in this post: (1) What will happen when, eventually, a liberal Pope is elected, and, (2) Does the Church have the authority to ordain women to the deaconate. On the first point, … Continue reading →

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Jesus Loathed The Pharisees

Posted on 25 September 2011 by Ron Conte

Or so says the subject line of an e-mail I received recently. Below is a quote from this e-mail, containing the entire body of the argument offered by its author. I’m offering this e-mail and my reply here, because the … Continue reading →

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