Author Archives: Ron Conte

My answer is “Yes”, but the position of the accusers of Pope Francis implies an answer of “No.” My answer is is that the Roman Pontiff who canonized Thomas is the true successor of Peter, and he never departed from … Continue reading →

This article is based on my understanding of the End Times based on over 20 years of study and writing. Please understand that my eschatology is highly speculative and fallible. During the lesser tribulation, the Muslim extremists will conquer Europe. … Continue reading →

Old Code, Canon 1556: The Primatial See can be judged by no one. New Code, Canon 1404: The First See is judged by no one. “The Supreme Pontiff has the highest legislative, administrative, and judicial power in the Church. The … Continue reading →

The article is here: The True Meaning of Bellarmine’s Ipso Facto Loss of Office Theory for a Heretical Pope. I will briefly refute the article below. 1. The article is based on Bellarmine’s opinion on what would happen if a … Continue reading →

A certain theory says that the resignation of Pope Benedict was not valid, and so he is still the Roman Pontiff. This would make the election of Pope Francis invalid, since no new Pope can be elected while the previous … Continue reading →

This report (or maybe it is a rumor) comes from Dr. Taylor Marshall, on his video blog: “The “Ecclesia Dei” communities or priestly societies attached to the 1962 Latin Mass are being summoned to Rome in September. This would include … Continue reading →

This article by Robert Siscoe: Fr. Kramer’s Error Concerning “The Unfailing Faith of Peter” argues against a particular assertion by Fr. Kramer on the never-failing faith of the Roman Pontiff and his freedom from heresy. I will abbreviate his assertion … Continue reading →

Those who accuse Pope Francis of manifest heresy ought to know that the fathers unanimously taught that manifest heretics lose all jurisdiction, and this is by the nature of the offense. So it is a strange position to take, to … Continue reading →

When Is Criticism of the Pope Licit and Faithful? Not when you begin by assuming that you are right and the Pope is wrong. Not when you have given your full assent of faith to the conservative or traditionalist subculture … Continue reading →

UPDATED March 12th: my niece, Amanda, is still alive and battling stage IV metastatic cancer. I’ll be taking this post off of the top position in the blog, as I think everyone has had a chance to read it. UPDATED … Continue reading →

Two questions are bouncing around the Catholic blogosphere: Is an Ecumenical Council Imminent? Will Francis resign soon? On the first question, I strongly believe that there will not be an Ecumenical Council during the reign of Francis, nor his successor, … Continue reading →

The End Times or tribulation is divided into two parts: 1. the first part or lesser tribulation 2. the second part or greater tribulation Between the two parts is an inter-tribulation period of several hundred years, from 2040 A.D. to … Continue reading →