Category Archives: commentary

Do not be deceived. We are in another time, like so many times in Church history, of heresy and schism. The current heresy bears some resemblance to past heresies, but it is also clearly a new heresy. And this particular … Continue reading →

At a certain point in the long controversy over Arianism, the emperor Constantius, an Arian heretic, ordered Pope Liberius and about 300 Bishops to meet with him. He proposed to them what he though a solution to the Arian controversy. … Continue reading →

The Indefectible Church The Church is indefectible; She can never go astray or lead astray. The teaching of our Lord that even the gates of Hell cannot prevail over the Church means that even during the worst persecution of the … Continue reading →

A continuation of my previous post. The first set of numbered assertions are grave errors. 1. A valid Roman Pontiff can err to any extent, under his non-infallible papal Magisterium, even to the extent of teaching manifest heresy. 2. A … Continue reading →

What is the theological position of the Francis critics? They accuse Pope Francis of heresy, apostasy, and idolatry. They have accused many other Popes of similar sins. They have accused Vatican II and other Councils of grave errors. So what … Continue reading →

I will try to write a longer post on this topic a little later today or tomorrow. But for now, I want to say that it is very clear from the Bible and what the Saints have said that the … Continue reading →

Moderna seems to have less side effects that Pfizer. AstraZeneca is similar to Johnson and Johnson vaccine. If I have a choice (I’m in the group last in line for vaccination), I’ll probably take the J&J vaccine; despite its “C” … Continue reading →

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There is a prophecy attributed to St. Francis, which some commentators are applying to Pope Francis. Over at Where Peter Is, Emmett O’Regan argues that the prophecy is false. Fine, maybe it is. But after many years of study and … Continue reading →

Plan A — how a typical Catholic might imagine that the Pope would institute ordained women deacons. 1. Have a commission recommend ordaining women deacons 2. Consult with the Bishops and get their support 3. Teach that the Church has … Continue reading →

and the chief papal accuser at 1P5 — apart from the schismatic Bishops who use that web portal as their bullhorn — is Peter Kwasniewski. In his recent post at OnePeterFive, Peter Kwasniewski made a remarkable claim: “Of several popes … Continue reading →

Which Covid-19 Vaccines use Cell Lines derived from the cells of an aborted fetus? And how are those cell lines used? There are three possible answers to these questions: A. Some vaccines do not use Aborted Fetal Cell Lines (AFCLs). … Continue reading →