Author Archives: Ron Conte

Baptism forgives all sins — ALL sins.

Posted on 27 May 2011 by Ron Conte

What if an adult has committed actual mortal sins prior to Baptism, and at the time of Baptism, he has neither imperfect, nor perfect contrition? There are only two possibilities, either the Sacrament is valid and all sins are forgiven, … Continue reading →

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Why we use masculine words to refer to God

Posted on 27 May 2011 by Ron Conte

Why Masculine Words? Now there are several reasons why masculine words are fittingly used to refer to God, and feminine words are not. God is properly referred to with male pronouns, and with the figure of male family members, because … Continue reading →

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Fr. Zlatko Sudac documentary

Posted on 26 May 2011 by Ron Conte

Fr. Sudac is a Roman Catholic priest from Krk Island in Croatia. He is renown for his holiness and spiritual insight. I think that he is the long-prophesied Angelic Shepherd, who will guide the Church during the first part of … Continue reading →

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Against Catholic Fundamentalism – 1 – Private Interpretation of Scripture

Posted on 26 May 2011 by Ron Conte

There is a certain false teaching, spreading among many Catholics, which claims that the Church prohibits us from interpreting Scripture. They call this the ‘private interpretation’ of Scripture. They say that we must wait for the Magisterium to tell us … Continue reading →

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Annotations in Bible translations

Posted on 25 May 2011 by Ron Conte

Canon Law requires translations of the Bible to have annotations. “Can. 825 §1. Books of the sacred scriptures cannot be published unless the Apostolic See or the conference of bishops has approved them. For the publication of their translations into … Continue reading →

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Erosion of the Canon of Sacred Scripture

Posted on 24 May 2011 by Ron Conte

In recent decades, Biblical scholars have been removing words, phrases, and even whole verses, from the Bible. This is a very serious problem, which undermines Scripture one of the three foundational sources of truth in the Catholic Faith (Tradition, Scripture, … Continue reading →

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4th reply to Fr. Erlenbush on the knowledge of Christ

Posted on 24 May 2011 by Ron Conte

In the comments to Fr. Reginaldus’ post, Did Jesus know the day and the hour of the Apocalypse?, someone (not myself) has copied sections of my few posts on the subject of the knowledge of Christ, using the pseudonym ‘St. … Continue reading →

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3rd reply to Fr. Erlenbush on the knowledge of Christ

Posted on 23 May 2011 by Ron Conte

My first two replies are here: Reply to Fr. Reginaldus on agnoeticism Reply to Fr. Reginaldus on the Knowledge of Christ Those two articles are sufficient to express my position on this topic and to show that my position is … Continue reading →

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Is Jesus the Way, the Truth, and the Life?

Posted on 21 May 2011 by Ron Conte

Not according to Fr. Reginaldus (Fr. Ryan Erlenbush) of the New Theological Movement blog. In yet another serious doctrinal error, Fr. Ryan teaches that Jesus is only the Way in His human nature, and is only the Truth and the … Continue reading →

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Is it Church teaching or Personal Opinion?

Posted on 21 May 2011 by Ron Conte

One of the theological problems that plagues the faithful in the present time is an over-simplification of the Catholic Faith. This problem is particularly prevalent in Catholic sources online (blogs, discussion groups, personal devotional websites, etc.). There is a strong … Continue reading →

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Faithful disobedience from temporal authority of the Church

Posted on 20 May 2011 by Ron Conte

While faithful dissent refers to the fallible teachings of the Magisterium (the spiritual authority of the Church), faithful disobedience refers to the fallible temporal authority of the Church. Again, this most often applies to a local Bishop whose orders, rules, … Continue reading →

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Faithful Dissent from magisterial teaching

Posted on 20 May 2011 by Ron Conte

In the world today, there is so much unfaithful dissent that some Catholic have begun to think that all dissent is contrary to the Faith. The unfaithful dissent includes undermining the authority of the Bible, contradicting the Bible, claiming that … Continue reading →

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