Category Archives: Pope Francis

Errors in the Filial Appeal Petition – part one

The full petition is here: http://www.filialappeal.org/full Title The petition’s full title is: “Declaration of Fidelity to the Church’s Unchangeable Teaching on Marriage and to Her Uninterrupted Discipline”. Even the title of the petition contains errors. First, the Church’s teachings on … Continue reading

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Can the Cardinals issue a formal correction of Pope Francis?

According to the Catholic Herald in the UK: “Cardinal Burke is one of four cardinals who have written to the Pope asking for a clarification of Amoris Laetitia. They say that the document could be read as contradicting Church teaching … Continue reading

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My Comments on the Amoris Laetitia controversy

No Pope can ever teach heresy. No Pope can ever commit apostasy, heresy, or schism. Those who accuse any current Roman Pontiff of teaching heresy, or of committing apostasy, heresy, or schism, are themselves guilty of schism. For “it arises … Continue reading

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Can a Pope teach Material Heresy?

Heresy Material heresy is an idea that is contrary to an infallible teaching of the Magisterium, i.e. a teaching which requires the full assent of faith. Formal heresy is the sin of believing or teaching material heresy, knowing that it … Continue reading

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The Person of the Pope is the Head of the Church

The holy Roman Pontiff, Vicar of Christ and Supreme Judge of all the faithful, is the head of the Church on earth in his person, not merely in his office. He stands in persona Christi more so than any other … Continue reading

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Mother of God forum leader accuses Pope Francis of heresy

I lead a discussion group at CatholicPlanet.net. A former member of my discussion group, Padraig Caughey, has publicly declared Pope Francis to be a heretic. He did so in his own discussion group, motheofgod.com (the lack of an “R” at … Continue reading

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Charles Pope versus the real Pope

Monsignor Charles Pope (of the Archdiocese of Washington, D.C.) recently published an article criticizing the Supreme Pontiff: One Priest’s Concern About Recent Remarks by the Pope. Well, that is not such a bad title for the article. A priest or … Continue reading

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Why did Pope Francis call some priests “animals”?

As reported by The Tablet in the U.K. as well as other Catholic publications, Pope Francis made some extemporaneous remarks on priests who refuse to baptize the infants of single mothers: Pope Francis has described priests who refuse to baptise … Continue reading

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conservative Catholics denounce and revile the Pope

We have reached the point now where many conservative Catholics are openly disrespecting, denigrating, denouncing, deriding, and reviling the Holy Father, Pope Francis. They show no trace of respect for the office or the person of the Pope. They have … Continue reading

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What Ed Peters forgets about Francis

Dr. Edward Peters, JD, JCD, Ref. Sig. Ap., has written an article on the recent comments by Pope Francis on the validity of Catholic marriages: What Francis Forgets About Marriage. The main thesis of his article is that most Catholic … Continue reading

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Jimmy Akin versus Pope Francis

It is arrogant and foolish for the ordinary run-of-the-mill Catholic blogger to judge and condemn the words of the holy Roman Pontiff. The vast majority of these bloggers are not even theologians, and their criticisms are not based on a … Continue reading

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On Judging and Condemning the Supreme Pontiff

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Who is qualified to judge the Vicar of Christ, the Supreme Pontiff of the Church on earth — ANY Supreme Pontiff at all? It is scandalous and gravely immoral for Catholics to judge and condemn Pope Francis — or any … Continue reading

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