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Pope Francis is the Valid Roman Pontiff Pope Francis was elected the Roman Pontiff, Vicar of Christ, after the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI, in a conclave of Cardinals which is not disputed by the body of Bishops. Then, too, … Continue reading →

In an opinion piece published 29 July 2022 on LifeSiteNews, author Claude Beard (possibly a pseudonym) asks “Is Pope Francis Catholic?” And then he answers, at the end of his article: “it is clear that Francis does not profess the … Continue reading →

These are the 12 papal charisms. — Authority — 1. The Pope has supreme authority over the one holy catholic and apostolic Church. 2. The Pope has supreme authority over the body of Bishops and every Council. 3. As the … Continue reading →

The 12 papal charisms are divided into three sets of four charisms each: — Authority — 1. The Pope has supreme authority over the one holy catholic and apostolic Church. 2. The Pope has supreme authority over the body of … Continue reading →

The 12 papal charisms are organized into three related sets of four charisms each: authority, indefectibility, unity. — Authority — 1. The Pope has supreme authority over the one holy catholic and apostolic Church. 2. The Pope has supreme authority … Continue reading →

See my latest Hunger Math post on the impending Food Crisis.

One of the most widespread errors among Catholics today is the idea that the Pope, Ecumenical Councils, and the body of Bishops teaching with the Pope can err to any extent, unless they are teaching infallibly. This claim is contrary … Continue reading →

Sedevacantists accuse the recent Popes of heresy, and so reject them as invalid popes or antipopes. Restorationists accuse the recent Popes of heresy, claim to accept them as valid popes, but in word and deed reject them just as if … Continue reading →

Part One — What the First Vatican Council taught on the supreme authority of the Roman Pontiff was nothing new, but only a clear and definitive expression of the ancient and constant teaching of the Church. Vatican I did not … Continue reading →

Filmmaker and activist Michael Moore has proposed and submitted to the U.S. Congress his suggestion for an amendment to the Constitution restricting firearms and repealing the Second Amendment’s right to keep and bear arms. My commentary (marked with a tilde … Continue reading →

Fr. Janvier has publicly repeatedly accused Pope Francis of grave error and heresy, and of being a “fake pope”, and he has refused to accept correction from his religious order, Opus Dei, and from the Apostolic See. According to LifeSiteNews, … Continue reading →

One technique that the restorationists use to undermine magisterial teaching, whether of Vatican I, Vatican II, or the post-Vatican II liturgy, is storytelling. They focus on particular individuals, painting them as theological villains, and claiming that these persons influenced the … Continue reading →