Category Archives: commentary

The Second Vatican Council is often rejected by conservatives by means of a particular argument. First, it is stated that the Council chose not to issue dogmatic definitions, which would be in the form of Canons with attached anathemas or … Continue reading →

This has to stop. What causes heresy and schism more than the faithful each subjecting every question of doctrine or discipline to his own fallible understanding, to his own fallen faculty of human reason, and refusing to put his faith … Continue reading →

Traditionis Custodes is a sharp rebuke from the holy Father against his children who took a family heirloom, the traditional Latin Mass, and misused it. They used the TLM to gather the faithful to them, and then to lead them … Continue reading →

… in other words, Where Dogma prevails over Prudential Judgment regarding Pope Francis The critics of Pope Francis have accused him of heresy, apostasy, idolatry, grave errors on doctrine and discipline, and of desiring to corrupt the Faith. All of … Continue reading →

In the Angelus today, August 1st, 2021, Pope Francis taught that the multiplication of the loaves and fishes in the Gospel was a miracle: Pope Francis: “The people, in fact, had witnessed the miracle of the multiplication of the loaves, … Continue reading →

Here’s a nice Wikipedia article if you would like the background information about the controversy. Today’s article explains why the Holy Spirit must proceed from Father and Son, not from the Father only. Divine Nature God is three Persons but … Continue reading →

The traditionalists claim that the Pope lacks the authority to change or abrogate the TLM and that he lacks the authority over the Mass to decide to require the Novus Ordo Mass instead of the TLM. This claim contradicts the … Continue reading →

First, the traditional Latin Mass (TLM) is not Tradition itself. The TLM has both essential and non-essential elements. The Novus Ordo Mass and the TLM each have all the essential elements of a valid Mass. The TLM is more formal, … Continue reading →

Pope Francis is not opposing Sacred Tradition. He has done nothing against Tradition itself, nor any of its teachings. Rather, Pope Francis is defending the teachings of Sacred Tradition, Sacred Scripture, and the Magisterium against an heretical and schismatic movement: … Continue reading →

Here’s the link to the claims by this “dubia Cardinal” Walter Brandmüller. Brandmuller starts out well: “First of all, it should be noted that a law, in order to acquire binding force, does not require any special acceptance by the … Continue reading →

Can the body of Bishops teach infallibly without the Roman Pontiff having taught or approved the same doctrine? This question applies to Conciliar Infallibility as well as to the ordinary universal Magisterium. Ecumenical Councils In the case of an Ecumenical … Continue reading →

They are not Faithful to Christ who Oppose the Pope. They are not Faithful to Christ who Oppose the Pope. They are not Faithful to Christ who Oppose the Pope. They are not Faithful to Christ who Oppose the Pope. … Continue reading →