Category Archives: commentary

Cardinal Burke has Covid-19, is hospitalized, and is on a ventilator. At his age, in that situation, the risk of death is high. Please pray for his soul as well as his body. But God’s will be done. RLCJ

Cardinal Sarah has a new article posted at Rorate Caeli: Cardinal Sarah: A Church that Claims a Reversal of Her Liturgy is a Church with no Credibility. Here is the key statement in his article: “By keeping alive a liturgical … Continue reading →

Here’s the news story: Federal Court Dismisses Lawsuit Against Indianapolis Archdiocese. Lynn Starkey worked for a Catholic high school for 40 years; she was a guidance counselor since 1997, and co-director of guidance since 2007. She was fired in 2018 … Continue reading →

It seems the world is falling apart, and the disorder and sufferings are worse than ever before. Covid-19 has revived itself with its Delta Variant. Iran is either close to getting nuclear weapons, or may already have one or more … Continue reading →

“only the Pope (or the Pope with an Ecumenical Council) has, as the Successor of Peter, the authority and the competence to say the last word on the ways to exercise his pastoral ministry in the universal Church” — Cardinal … Continue reading →

In my previous post, I pointed out an heretical teaching by traditionalist priest Fr. Zuhlsdorf on indefectibility. It is a very serious error pertaining to both the essential nature of the Church, a promise of Christ about the Church, and … Continue reading →

Fr. John Zuhlsdorf (Fr. Z.) distorts the dogma of the indefectibility to the extent of heresy: “The Lord promised that Hell would not ultimately prevail. But…. “Holy Mother Church is indefectible. The Lord promised that Hell would not ultimately prevail. … Continue reading →

Prior to Vatican II certainly, and for the most part prior to Pope Francis, conservatives held that Papal Canonizations are infallible. And this is considered to be the majority opinion of theologians by the CCS: The Congregation for the Causes … Continue reading →

Assertions on Non-infallibility First Claim: Vatican II declared itself to be non-infallible. Reply: False. No document in the Council’s Acts makes such a statement. Rather, what we have is extra-conciliar statements by persons associated with the Council. These statements lack … Continue reading →

Sometimes a parish will have serious problems in the clergy, parish leaders and other laity, problems such as: lack of faith in doctrine; lack of prayerfulness; turning aside from self-denial, contrition, and Confession; shallowness of spirituality; excessive influence of sinful … Continue reading →

This general audience by Pope Francis is worth reading. It seems to be another implicit commentary on his critics. “Dear brothers and sisters, this first exposition of the Apostle to the Galatians presents the radical newness of the Christian life: … Continue reading →

The decision of Pope Francis in Traditionis Custodes falls under non-infallible discipline (as far as I can tell). This calls for religious submission of mind (i.e. intellect) and will. For non-infallible discipline, where no truth is being proposed for belief, … Continue reading →