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Yes, God chooses the Pope

Posted on 6 September 2018 by Ron Conte

See my latest post: Does God Choose the Pope?. Spoiler alert. Yes, He does. I’ve removed my own comments here. See the full article at Catholicism.io and please comment there.

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posts at Catholicism.io

Posted on 3 September 2018 by Ron Conte

New posts at Catholicism.io Christopher West is lying about Saint Alphonsus Liguori — yes, outright lying. Do Atheists Go To Heaven? — Yes, they do. Or at least, they possibly can.

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Eschatology: The Tribulation and the Schism

Posted on 3 September 2018 by Ron Conte

According to my research in biblical chronology, this spring in 2019 is the 2000th anniversary of the death and resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ. The period from fall of 2015 to spring of 2019 represents the 2000th anniversary of … Continue reading →

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Teaching New Doctrines

Posted on 31 August 2018 by Ron Conte

Dr. Ed Peters is teaching a new non-infallible doctrine, never before asserted by anyone, that Popes cannot teach new non-infallible doctrines, never before asserted by anyone. This implies that Peters has greater teaching authority than the See of Peter. Is … Continue reading →

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The Extent of Possible Papal Error

Posted on 30 August 2018 by Ron Conte

A Pope can err in matters of discipline, in decisions in how to run the Church and in judgments about particular persons and cases. The only limit, in regard to discipline, is that the Pope is prevented by God from … Continue reading →

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Conservative Catholics are slowly abandoning the Faith

Posted on 29 August 2018 by Ron Conte

The topic of wifely obedience used to be one in which conservative Catholics held the traditional view. A wife should be subordinate, obedience, and submissive to her husband. This is not the worldly version of each of those words, but … Continue reading →

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new Q&A post

Posted on 28 August 2018 by Ron Conte

You have questions, I have answers. Ask.

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ROTFL at God

Posted on 27 August 2018 by Ron Conte

This past Sunday, the second reading was from Saint Paul: Be subordinate to one another out of reverence for Christ. Wives should be subordinate to their husbands as to the Lord. For the husband is head of his wife just … Continue reading →

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Abortifacient Contraception in Cases of Rape: Theory and Practice

Posted on 27 August 2018 by Ron Conte

In cases of rape, a woman or her healthcare provider may use contraception to prevent the conception of a child as a result of the rape. This use of contraception is indirect, and therefore not intrinsically evil. Contraception is immoral … Continue reading →

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Do Infants who Die without Baptism go to Heaven directly?

Posted on 24 August 2018 by Ron Conte

As I’ve discussed previously, I can reach no other conclusion, given the current state of magisterial teaching, except that prenatals, infants, and young children who die without baptism receive eternal life in Heaven. But do they go directly to Heaven? … Continue reading →

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Priests and the Mask of Holiness

Posted on 23 August 2018 by Ron Conte

I have an hypothesis that partially explains why some priests fall into grave sins, whether the sins are lust or greed or whatever else. I call it the Mask of Holiness. Many priests are Christians of ordinary even mediocre holiness. … Continue reading →