Can Women Ever Be Ordained as Catholic Priests?

Posted on 16 October 2015 by Ron Conte

The dogma of the Roman Catholic Magisterium is that Jesus did not give His Church the authority to ordain women to the priesthood. This teaching is infallible under the ordinary and universal Magisterium, and may also meet all the conditions … Continue reading →

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Synod Proposal: Communion for non-Catholic Christians

Posted on 14 October 2015 by Ron Conte

The Tablet in the UK has published a response by a UK Archbishop to a Synod proposal allowing “non-Catholic Christians married to Catholics routinely to receive communion”. The archbishop objects saying: “Such a proposal would tend to establish a category … Continue reading →

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7 Months until the Miracle of Healing

Posted on 12 October 2015 by Ron Conte

… and just over 5 months until the Warning of Garabandal. I’ve already posted on this topic many times. See also my book: The Warning, Consolation, and Miracle in 2016. What else is left to say? You should be preparing … Continue reading →

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Bible Readings Week 31

Posted on 12 October 2015 by Ron Conte

For this week: read 2 Corinthians 2-6.

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Reply to Fr. Brian Harrison on Communion

Posted on 12 October 2015 by Ron Conte

The Church is headed for a great schism. The controversy that divides Catholics might not be Communion for the divorced and remarried. It might be the ordination of women deacons, or a new definition of doctrine on salvation for non-Christians, … Continue reading →

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Can a Pope be Excommunicated? Is he above Canon Law?

Posted on 9 October 2015 by Ron Conte

The Pope can add to, subtract from, and change Canon Law. Pope Saint John Paul II signed into effect the current Code of Canon Law in 1983. This new Code includes hundreds of changes from the older 1917 Code. Any … Continue reading →

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Pope Francis should remove the penalty of excommunication for abortion

Posted on 7 October 2015 by Ron Conte

Currently, under Canon law, anyone who commits the sin of abortion, and any accomplices without whose help the crime of abortion could not have been committed, are excommunicated (latae sententiae). Pope Francis has decreed that, during the Year of Mercy, … Continue reading →

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Bible Readings Week 30

Posted on 5 October 2015 by Ron Conte

For this week: read 1 Corinthians 13-16 and 2 Corinthians 1.

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the sins of Monsignor Krzysztof Charamsa

Posted on 4 October 2015 by Ron Conte

UPDATE: monsignor Charamsa has now been laicized (defrocked) by his Bishop for breaking his vow of chastity. This story is overshadowing the news about the opening of the Synod. A Catholic priest, Monsignor Krzysztof Charamsa, who worked for many years … Continue reading →

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Catholic hypocrisy on gay marriage

Posted on 3 October 2015 by Ron Conte

I’m a believing and practicing Roman Catholic. I make no apologies for believing what my Church teaches on any and all subjects, including teachings contrary to the prevailing views in secular society. The Church teaches that same-sex marriage is not … Continue reading →

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The “Who am I to judge” Misquote

Posted on 2 October 2015 by Ron Conte

At a press conference during a papal flight on 28 July 2013, Pope Francis stated: “If someone is gay and is searching for the Lord and has good will, then who am I to judge him? The Catechism of the … Continue reading →

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Casting Stones at the Divorced and Remarried

Posted on 30 September 2015 by Ron Conte

As I’ve said many times now, my preference is for a strict discipline on reception of Communion: only believing and practicing Catholics, free from every objective mortal sin and actual mortal sin, who have been to Confession within the last … Continue reading →

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