Category Archives: Magisterium

Reply to Peter Kwasniewski’s Three Possibilities on Vatican II

Posted on 2 August 2020 by Ron Conte

Over at OnePeterFive, Peter wrote an article titled: “Why Viganò’s Critique of the Council Must Be Taken Seriously”. Is the answer, because there’s an internet? Vigano would not have fared well under any Pope before the internet, as he would … Continue reading →

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Fr. Chad Ripperger accuses Saint Peter

Posted on 2 August 2020 by Ron Conte

In making accusation after accusation against Pope after Pope, Ripperger accuses Saint Peter of the same. For nothing is permitted to the successors of Peter that was not permitted of Peter himself. And finally, Ripperger does accuse Peter himself. I … Continue reading →

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Has Communion in the Hand led to Heresy and Grave Harm to the Church?

Posted on 29 July 2020 by Ron Conte

No, it has not. For the Church is indefectible. So it is not possible for the Church to go astray by means of a discipline that leads to heresy or that causes grave harm to the Church. This cannot be … Continue reading →

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I know of no doctrinal error by any Ecumenical Council

Posted on 19 July 2020 by Ron Conte

In theory, an Ecumenical Council can teach either/both infallibly or non-infallibly. And a non-infallible teaching can err, though not gravely. But I’ve never found any error of any type in any Ecumenical Council’s teaching. Perhaps Ecumenical Councils are infallible in … Continue reading →

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Bishops’ Conferences cannot teach Infallibly

Posted on 14 July 2020 by Ron Conte

The Magisterium teaches infallibly in any of three ways and in only those three ways: 1. Papal Infallibility, 2. Conciliar Infallibility 3. the ordinary and universal Magisterium (universal Magisterium for short) Papal Infallibility requires the teaching to meet all the … Continue reading →

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By calling Vatican II valid, Archbishop Vigano confirms his own heresy

Posted on 5 July 2020 by Ron Conte

UPDATED (at the end) … There are 21 Ecumenical Councils in the history of the Catholic Church so far. Each has the full authority of Christ, exercised by the Roman Pontiff and the body of Bishops, under the guidance of … Continue reading →

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Dear Conservative Catholics, You are not above the Magisterium

Posted on 29 June 2020 by Ron Conte

Not many years ago, the Catholic right was led by persons who fully accepted the Second Vatican Council. They tended to ignore much of its teachings. They emphasized conservative magisterial teachings and tended to ignore whatever might be considered liberal. … Continue reading →

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Carlo M. Vigano rejects the Second Vatican Council

Posted on 22 June 2020 by Ron Conte

In a letter of June 14th, 2020, archibishop Carlo M. Vigano writes about the Second Vatican Council to Maria Guarini STB, editor of the website Chiesa e postconcilio. Vigano was the apostolic nuncio to the U.S. from October of 2011 … Continue reading →

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Can Married Priests and Deacons have Marital Relations?

Posted on 3 February 2020 by Ron Conte

I’ve covered this topic in past posts. * Married deacons/priests and Marital Relations * May married deacons have marital relations? * More on Married Deacons and Continence My understanding is that the Church has always permitted some married men to … Continue reading →

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Magisterial Teachings and Levels of Assent

Posted on 27 August 2017 by Ron Conte

The Magisterium is one authority (and ability) given to the Church by the Holy Spirit. But since the Magisterium teaches either infallibly or non-infallibly, we can divide the Magisterium, conceptually, into two types of exercises of that authority: 1. infallible … Continue reading →

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When is a teaching of the Church infallible?

Posted on 24 November 2016 by Ron Conte

The infallible Sacred Magisterium of the Roman Catholic Church can be exercised in any of three ways. I. Papal Infallibility The Pope has, in and of himself, by virtue of his office, the full ability and authority of the Sacred … Continue reading →

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The False Teachings of Jeff Mirus on Church Authority

Posted on 17 August 2016 by Ron Conte

In a recent post, Islam: When the Church can speak authoritatively, and when she cannot, Dr. Jeff Mirus utters a series of false statements on Church authority. 1. Jeff Mirus: “The Church’s Magisterium applies exclusively to matters which God has … Continue reading →

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