Category Archives: heresies

Is Sister Margaret McBride still excommunicated?

Posted on 13 December 2011 by Ron Conte

Sister McBride was automatically excommunicated for her role in a direct abortion at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Phoenix, Arizona. “The revised canonical legislation continues this tradition when it decrees that ‘a person who actually procures an abortion incurs automatic (latae … Continue reading →

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Invalid Consecration of the Eucharist due to Heresy

Posted on 30 November 2011 by Ron Conte

Suppose that a validly-ordained Catholic priest uses the correct formula for consecrating the bread and wine during a Catholic Mass. Is it nevertheless possible for this attempted consecration of the Eucharist to be invalid? Yes, it is possible. There are … Continue reading →

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Teachers of Heresy within the Church

Posted on 12 November 2011 by Ron Conte

There are two types of teachers of heresy within the Church: Open Opposition First, there are those who teach that the Church is simply wrong, that Her definitive infallible teachings are erroneous, and need to be changed or corrected by … Continue reading →

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Gnats, Camels, and the New Mass Translation

Posted on 27 October 2011 by Ron Conte

Too Literal The New Mass Translation, which goes into effect in the U.S. this November (2011), is a more literal translation of the official Roman Missal (Latin text). The current (soon to be former) Mass translation is a fairly loose … Continue reading →

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Heresy and the Priestly Ordination of Women

Posted on 23 October 2011 by Ron Conte

Dogma The teachings of the Catholic Faith are found in three sources: Sacred Tradition, Sacred Scripture, and the Magisterium. The Magisterium teaches from Tradition and Scripture, and also from natural law; but all the teachings of natural law are also … Continue reading →

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The Year of Faith versus the Great Apostasy

Posted on 19 October 2011 by Ron Conte

Apostasy and Heresy The tribulation includes an event called the great apostasy, in which the vast majority of Catholics leave the one true Church. Most laypersons, many religious, deacons, and priests, a substantial number of Bishops and even a few … Continue reading →

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The Next Liberal Pope and the Ordination of Women Deacons

Posted on 27 September 2011 by Ron Conte

I would like to cover two related topics in this post: (1) What will happen when, eventually, a liberal Pope is elected, and, (2) Does the Church have the authority to ordain women to the deaconate. On the first point, … Continue reading →

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Jesus Loathed The Pharisees

Posted on 25 September 2011 by Ron Conte

Or so says the subject line of an e-mail I received recently. Below is a quote from this e-mail, containing the entire body of the argument offered by its author. I’m offering this e-mail and my reply here, because the … Continue reading →

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Predestination and the Universal Salvific Will of God

Posted on 18 September 2011 by Ron Conte

We can consider, as a hypothetical, what other plans of salvation God might have chosen. He might have chosen not to create humanity, or not to create anything. He might have chosen not to allow Adam and Eve to procreate … Continue reading →

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More on the Penance Controversy

Posted on 2 September 2011 by Ron Conte

Has Fr. Ryan Erlenbush changed his theological position on the validity of Confession and on the claimed necessity of accepting the particular penance assigned by the confessor? It is difficult to tell. First, there was this post in April of … Continue reading →

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Reply to Fr. Ryan’s Reconsiderations

Posted on 31 August 2011 by Ron Conte

Here is a link to Fr. Ryan’s post entitled ‘Reconsiderations’. This article discusses that post as well as Fr. Ryan’s writings in general. SYSTEMATIC ERRORS Fr. Ryan’s approach to theology includes a number of methodological errors: 1. There is no … Continue reading →

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The Only Unforgivable Sin

Posted on 28 August 2011 by Ron Conte

This article is on the topic of sin and salvation. According to the teachings of Jesus Christ in the Gospels, there is only one unforgivable sin, and therefore there is only one way to end up in Hell. All other … Continue reading →

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