Who can be elected Pope?

Posted on 26 December 2014 by Ron Conte

Fr. Z.’s comments on who can be elected Pope are here. He has some good points. I’ll give a similar but more expansive answer. The Pope is the Bishop of Rome; he is the head of the college of Bishops, … Continue reading →

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Is the Non-infallible Magisterium fallible or infallible?

Posted on 26 December 2014 by Ron Conte

Is the Non-infallible Magisterium fallible or infallible? Neither. Over at the National Catholic Register, Pat Archbold teaches without first having learned. His post The Magisterium of the Now is a series of false assertions and distortions on the topic of … Continue reading →

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Most Catholic Universities are no longer Catholic

Posted on 23 December 2014 by Ron Conte

I can’t be the judge over each university and college, to say which ones are still Catholic and which are not. I consider that it is a matter of degrees. But it seems clear that the vast majority of Catholic … Continue reading →

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Fundamental Human Rights versus Derived Human Rights

Posted on 23 December 2014 by Ron Conte

All human persons have fundamental human rights, bestowed on them by their Creator, and inherent to their human nature. All who have a human nature, regardless of age or state of life or other factors, have these fundamental human rights. … Continue reading →

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Taylor Marshall’s Errors on the Birth and Death of Jesus

Posted on 22 December 2014 by Ron Conte

This is a slight revision of an article I wrote last year (Dec 20, 2013) criticizing Dr. Taylor Marshall’s booklet “God’s Birthday”. Dr. Marshall is again promoting this booklet, unrevised, despite blatant errors in the work. Here’s a link to … Continue reading →

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Phil Lawler’s error on torture and intrinsic evil

Posted on 19 December 2014 by Ron Conte

Over at CatholicCulture.org, Phil Lawler has several posts condemning torture as intrinsically evil. Yes, under Roman Catholic teaching, torture is intrinsically evil. We can debate which acts fall under the proper moral definition of torture, but if an act is … Continue reading →

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Turning Infallibility Upside-down

Posted on 18 December 2014 by Ron Conte

The Magisterium of the Roman Catholic Church teaches infallibly in any of three ways: 1. Papal Infallibility 2. Conciliar Infallibility 3. the ordinary and universal Magisterium The advantage of infallible teachings is that we can know the truth on important … Continue reading →

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Salvation for Little Children: common false ideas

Posted on 17 December 2014 by Ron Conte

The following false ideas are sometimes suggested when the subjection of salvation for unbaptized little children is raised. This article points out the errors and false assumptions in these claims. 1. The idea that, if aborted babies go to Heaven, … Continue reading →

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Limbo No More – the myth of permanent perfect natural happiness

Posted on 17 December 2014 by Ron Conte

Limbo as a permanent place of perfect natural happiness is no longer a tenable theological opinion. The combination of past definitive teachings of the Magisterium and recent non-infallible teachings makes that idea contrary to Church teaching. It is not an … Continue reading →

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Links to some of the best Christmas Songs

Posted on 17 December 2014 by Ron Conte

Mary’s Boy Child/Oh My Lord (Boney M.) Hark The Herald Angels Sing (Celtic Women) The First Noël (Lady Antebellum) We Three Kings (Albright College Concert Choir) O Holy Night (Mariah Carey) Christmas Is Here/Carol of the Bells (Home Alone) I … Continue reading →

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Is Torture intrinsically evil and always gravely immoral? Part 2

Posted on 16 December 2014 by Ron Conte

Most Catholic teachers have a poor understanding of the basic principles of ethics taught by the Roman Catholic Magisterium. And the faithful in general have been poorly catechized on moral theology. As a result, much confusion prevails in discussions on … Continue reading →

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Can you become a theologian and apologist in one year?

Posted on 15 December 2014 by Ron Conte

Here’s the post at TaylorMarshall.com: Become An Expert Catholic Apologist With NSTI This Year and the NSTI webpage: New Saint Thomas Institute. Taylor’s latest post: How to Make a Catholic Theology Resolution for 2015 Overall, my impression of NSTI is … Continue reading →

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