Aquinas on the Age of Reason

Posted on 31 July 2018 by Ron Conte

From the Theology Q and A post: Jonathan: Aquinas argues that once an individual has reached the age of reason he is either in a state of sanctifying grace or mortal sin. There isn’t a single second that passes by … Continue reading →

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Which is Worse: Condoms or Abortifacients?

Posted on 30 July 2018 by Ron Conte

Which is Worse: Condoms or Abortifacients? The answer should be obvious, the use of abortifacients is more gravely immoral than the use of condoms because the former has both contraceptive and abortive moral objects, as well as the harm of … Continue reading →

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The Church’s child abuse crisis

Posted on 29 July 2018 by Ron Conte

See my Main article at Catholicism.io In summary, most priest abusers — I would expect from my work with abused children (many years ago) — are not gay. They are heterosexual men who, like all abusers, are treating their victims … Continue reading →

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Theology Q and A (closed)

Posted on 29 July 2018 by Ron Conte

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More on Biblical Inerrancy

Posted on 27 July 2018 by Ron Conte

The widespread heresy is the claim that the Bible is only inerrant on matters of faith and morals. The dogma is that the Bible is inerrant on every subject about which it makes an assertion, including history, geography, and physical … Continue reading →

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Janet E. Smith: A List of Errors

Posted on 27 July 2018 by Ron Conte

1. She claims that contraception is only condemned by the Church within a valid marriage. “Women who voluntarily engage in marital intercourse and who do something to make that act infertile are contracepting. They are violating God’s plan for marital … Continue reading →

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Janet E. Smith’s hypocrisy on Humanae Vitae

Posted on 25 July 2018 by Ron Conte

Her article at CatholicWorldReport.com is here: McCarrick, dissent from ‘Humanae vitae’, and the ‘sensus fidelium’. It contains two stunning hypocrisies. Hypocrisy 1 Janet E. Smith repeatedly decries the “dissent from Humanae vitae” that is causing harm to the Church in … Continue reading →

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New Catholic theology website: Catholicism.io

Posted on 25 July 2018 by Ron Conte

Yesterday, I launched a new website: Catholicism.io The site will focus on 4 key subject areas: 1. Theology of the body 2. Sexual ethics 3. Salvation 4. Church teaching One of the main purposes of Catholicism.io is to argue against … Continue reading →

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May a Catholic Wife use Abortifacient Contraception to Prevent Cancer?

Posted on 24 July 2018 by Ron Conte

Did you know that the use of chemical contraceptives can decrease a woman’s risk of ovarian cancer? The risk reduction for women who have ever used the oral contraceptive pill (OCP) versus never-users is 27%. And the risk reduction for … Continue reading →

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The Heresy of Limited Biblical Inerrancy

Posted on 24 July 2018 by Ron Conte

The Magisterium has repeatedly infallibly taught that the Bible is infallible in all that it asserts as true on any subject, whether faith, morals, salvation, history, or science. Now it is clear that some of the Bible’s assertions are by … Continue reading →

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Catholic Theology Q and A

Posted on 23 July 2018 by Ron Conte

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More Prenatals are killed by Abortifacients than by Abortion

Posted on 23 July 2018 by Ron Conte

Edited to add: Births worldwide per year is 137 million infants. Abortifacient deaths from IUDs are 1 to 2 losses per woman per year [Mechanisms of action of intrauterine devices; Am J Obstet Gynecol 2002;187:1699-70]. Worldwide, 163 million women use … Continue reading →

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