Ten Conservative Failures of Faith

Posted on 3 July 2018 by Ron Conte

1. Restricting the definition of contraception, as an intrinsically evil act, to its use in marriage. 2. Permitting abortifacient contraception for a medical purpose, despite the deaths of innocent prenatals. 3. Justifying unnatural sexual acts in marriage. 4. Promoting the … Continue reading →

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E. Christian Brugger’s Grave Error on Papal Authority

Posted on 30 June 2018 by Ron Conte

In a public statement earlier this year, theologian E. Christian Brugger issued an Open Appeal, which called on all Catholic Bishops to oppose, undermine, and contradict Pope Francis. By this public act, Brugger committed formal schism, the refusal of submission … Continue reading →

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Theology Q and A

Posted on 29 June 2018 by Ron Conte

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Nuclear Weapons and Catholic Ethics

Posted on 27 June 2018 by Ron Conte

The recent Popes have spoken against nuclear weapons and nuclear proliferation. They have repeatedly called for total disarmament worldwide. They have also condemned the use and even the possession of these weapons. Second Vatican Council: “Any act of war aimed … Continue reading →

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Which Acts Are Sins?

Posted on 25 June 2018 by Ron Conte

In Catholic teaching, the morality of human acts is determined by three fonts (from the Latin word for sources). An act is a deliberate knowing choice; it is an exercise of free will and reason. Each human act is moral … Continue reading →

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How Can Celibate Bishops and Priests Teach on Sexual Ethics?

Posted on 23 June 2018 by Ron Conte

The teaching of the Catholic Church on marriage and on sexual ethics is sometimes dismissed by critics because the Church is led by celibate Bishops, including the Roman Pontiff. They ask: How can celibate men have sufficient understanding of marriage … Continue reading →

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Wifely Obedience in Catholic Teaching

Posted on 23 June 2018 by Ron Conte

True Marriage There are only two types of true marriage before the eyes of God, a merely natural marriage, and the Sacrament of holy Matrimony. Natural marriage was established when Adam and Eve were created, that is, at the beginning … Continue reading →

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Eschatology and the Rebellion against Pope Francis

Posted on 20 June 2018 by Ron Conte

My opinion is that the first part of the tribulation is very near. We are at the threshold of the end times. But the end of the end times is hundreds of years in the future. Here is the outline … Continue reading →

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Theology Q and A

Posted on 16 June 2018 by Ron Conte

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Two Versions of Church Teaching on Contraception

Posted on 8 June 2018 by Ron Conte

Version A: Contraception is intrinsically evil and gravely immoral, regardless of marital state. It is any act which deprives sexual intercourse of its procreative finality (i.e. its openness to life), regardless of whether the persons engaging in sex are married … Continue reading →

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What Heribert Jone wrote in Moral Theology

Posted on 5 June 2018 by Ron Conte

This post contains mature subject matter. I’ll try to keep the language as modest as possible. Christopher West, in his book At the Heart of the Gospel: Reclaiming the Body for the New Evangelization, cites Rev. Heribert Jone’s book Moral … Continue reading →

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Papal Infallibility and Women Deacons

Posted on 5 June 2018 by Ron Conte

Suppose that Pope Francis decides he would like to permit the ordination of women as deacons. How would he go about it? He knows that his conservative Catholic critics will oppose this decision, which relates to both doctrine and discipline. … Continue reading →

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