Category Archives: heresies

Commentary on TheWarningSecondComing messages

Posted on 14 August 2012 by Ron Conte

I have just completed the second part of my evaluation of the claimed private revelations called “TheWarningSecondComing” messages: Evaluation part 2 As I also said in the first part of my evaluation, the claimed visionary who presents these messages, who … Continue reading →

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Fr. Ryan Erlenbush versus the Magisterium

Posted on 23 June 2012 by Ron Conte

The teachings of Fr. Ryan Erlenbush, at his blog The New Theological Movement, frequently contradict the teachings of the Magisterium. A faithful teacher of Catholicism will always teach from Sacred Tradition, Sacred Scripture, and the Magisterium. But many unfaithful teachers … Continue reading →

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The Three Persons of the Trinity are consubstantial

Posted on 20 June 2012 by Ron Conte

In the Creed, we say that Jesus is consubstantial (formerly phrased as ‘one in being’) with the Father. What does this mean? A Dogma of the Faith The dogma concerning the Nature of the Trinity is that all Three Persons … Continue reading →

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Do heretics know they are teaching heresy?

Posted on 18 June 2012 by Ron Conte

There are two types of heresy: material and formal. Material heresy is any idea (assertion, teaching, claim, etc.) that contradicts, or is fundamentally incompatible with, any magisterial teaching that must be believed with the full assent of faith (divine and … Continue reading →

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Jimmy Akin debates the Magisterium

Posted on 5 June 2012 by Ron Conte

Jimmy Akin has been publishing fake interviews, in which he pretends to interview Pope John Paul II or Pope Benedict XVI. He publishes these fake interviews in what he calls a “Secret Information Club communiqué”, saying things like: “Not a … Continue reading →

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CDF notification re: Sr. Margaret Farley

Posted on 4 June 2012 by Ron Conte

There is an error in the CDF’s notification concerning the book ‘Just Love: A Framework for Christian Sexual Ethics’ by Sister Margaret A. Farley, R.S.M. It is a pretty significant error, one that you might not expect the Holy See … Continue reading →

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Catholic bloggers who Attack the Sacraments

Posted on 1 June 2012 by Ron Conte

Modern secular society believes in freedom of thought, freedom of speech, freedom of religion. This is all well and good as a starting point for a free society. But it is only a starting point because thought, speech, and religion … Continue reading →

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Yet Another False Claim About Contraception

Posted on 29 May 2012 by Ron Conte

Jimmy Akin versus the Magisterium, part 4 Yet Another False Claim About Contraception To the heretical errors already discussed, Jimmy Akin adds another gravely disordered false claim. He suggests that the Church cannot, or at least should not, teach on … Continue reading →

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part 3: Is Contraception Always Immoral?

Posted on 28 May 2012 by Ron Conte

Jimmy Akin versus the Magisterium, part 3 Is Contraception Always Immoral? In previous posts on this topic (part 1, part 2), I began to discuss three false claims taught by Jimmy Akin to his readers: 1. the claim that the … Continue reading →

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Jimmy Akin versus the Magisterium on Contraception, part 2

Posted on 27 May 2012 by Ron Conte

As I mentioned in the previous article on this topic, Jimmy Akin claims that the Magisterium has no teaching on the morality of contraception outside of marriage. He mentions this claim a number of times in his posts. Here is … Continue reading →

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Jimmy Akin versus the Magisterium on Contraception part 1

Posted on 26 May 2012 by Ron Conte

A Widespread Modern Problem There are many persons within the Church, persons who claim to be teaching Catholic doctrine and sound theology, who are instead undermining, distorting, and tearing apart, piece by piece, the teaching of the Magisterium on important … Continue reading →

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Diocese Survey finds heresy and apostasy

Posted on 9 May 2012 by Ron Conte

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Camden, NJ, commissioned a religious survey. The report is online here. The findings are not unique to that one diocese. But unfortunately, they show that most Catholics have essentially fallen away from the true Faith, … Continue reading →

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