Category Archives: commentary

Here is a new article at Rorate Caeli: Enough is Enough: “We Reject the New Mass because it is not Traditional”. This argument has been made in different forms by others. At OnePeterFive, founder Steve Skojec has called the new … Continue reading →

Here is part one. It covered (A) Rejection of the teachings of Vatican I and (B) Accusing Popes/Councils of grave errors, contrary to dogma. If they would repent of these errors, convert to belief in the Catholic Faith, and speak/act … Continue reading →

See the UPDATE notice here. I previously posted on an article at OnePeterFive which had claimed that Pope Francis might be possessed by Satan. The author of that article has repented and withdrawn his claim and his article. It has … Continue reading →

The First Vatican Council issued the dogma of Papal Infallibility. The question is whether the Council’s other teachings on the papal charisms — such as on his supreme authority and his never-failing faith — are also infallible. The answer depends … Continue reading →

{22:35} “When I sent you without money or provisions or shoes, did you lack anything?” {22:36} And they said, “Nothing.” Then he said to them: “But now, let whoever has money take it, and likewise with provisions. And whoever does … Continue reading →

From a religious point of view, 2020 was highly remarkable. We can interpret this year, generally, as a punishment from the providence of God for the many sins of our modern society. The whole world was certainly under this punishment, … Continue reading →

The CDC death statistics for 2020 are out. The news media mostly ignored these stunning numbers. But here is a Washington Post story covering the main points. Life expectancy dropped 1.8 years, largely or entirely due to Covid-19, from 78.8 … Continue reading →

In the Crisis magazine article The Church of the Papal Fiat, by John A. Monaco (20 Jan 2022), the author presents a quote falsely attributed to Cardinal Edward Henry Manning, a father of Vatican I. Monaco, supposedly quoting Manning: Though … Continue reading →

The First Vatican Council produced only two major documents, Dei Filius and Pastor Aeternus. The former mainly concerns the relation between faith and reason; the latter concerns the charisms of the Roman Pontiff. Both documents provide a firm doctrinal basis … Continue reading →

Sister Jeannine Gramick has a long history of opposing Church teaching on homosexuality, women’s ordination, and abortion. A 1994 commission of the Holy See reported some positive aspects in their apostolate, but noted “serious deficiencies” that were “incompatible with the … Continue reading →

This article considers the errors of those particular traditionalists who have chosen to oppose and resist the authority of Pope Francis over the Church, who accuse him of grave failings of faith (heresy, apostasy, or idolatry) and/or grave errors in … Continue reading →

Ah, how the opponents of Pope Francis love Bellarmine! They like his hypothetical consideration of what would happen if a Pope were a manifest heretic. But Bellarmine did not believe any Pope had ever or could ever teach or commit … Continue reading →