Heresy and the Priestly Ordination of Women

Posted on 23 October 2011 by Ron Conte

Dogma The teachings of the Catholic Faith are found in three sources: Sacred Tradition, Sacred Scripture, and the Magisterium. The Magisterium teaches from Tradition and Scripture, and also from natural law; but all the teachings of natural law are also … Continue reading →

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The Three Popes prediction of Garabandal

Posted on 22 October 2011 by Ron Conte

One of the visionaries of Garabandal, named Conchita, has made an often repeated, and almost as often misstated, prediction — that there would be three more Popes and then … something. It is not clear, at first glance, what would … Continue reading →

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Latin Translation Error in Unam Sanctam

Posted on 20 October 2011 by Ron Conte

The document Unam Sanctam was issued by Pope Boniface VIII in November of 1302. It remains an important magisterial document because it teaches that the Church as two types of authority: 1. the spiritual authority (usually called the Magisterium or … Continue reading →

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The Year of Faith versus the Great Apostasy

Posted on 19 October 2011 by Ron Conte

Apostasy and Heresy The tribulation includes an event called the great apostasy, in which the vast majority of Catholics leave the one true Church. Most laypersons, many religious, deacons, and priests, a substantial number of Bishops and even a few … Continue reading →

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Worldwide Protests Prepare for the Tribulation

Posted on 18 October 2011 by Ron Conte

The protests and political upheaval in the Arab/Muslim nations of the Middle East and northern Africa — called the Arab Spring — are a preparation for the tribulation, as I mentioned in a previous post. Those protests are leading to … Continue reading →

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Can a devout Catholic be elected President?

Posted on 14 October 2011 by Ron Conte

Any faithful Catholic running for the U.S. presidency is probably not electable. Liberals will not vote for him because he would be against abortion and against gay marriage. A faithful Catholic can have liberal views on a number of issues, … Continue reading →

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Iran’s role in the tribulation

Posted on 11 October 2011 by Ron Conte

As the readers of my eschatology books already know, I believe that Iran has a particular role in the tribulation. Do the eschatological passages of Sacred Scripture actually name the nation of Iran as being central to certain events during … Continue reading →

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Contraception is intrinsically evil

Posted on 9 October 2011 by Ron Conte

The Magisterium has many times taught that contraception is intrinsically evil. The use of contraception is a type of act that is inherently ordered toward an evil end, toward the deprivation of the procreative meaning of sexual relations. The knowing … Continue reading →

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How much influence should the Dead Sea Scrolls have on Bible translations?

Posted on 9 October 2011 by Ron Conte

The short answer is: not much. The long answer follows. Biblical scholars often give more weight to a manuscript that is older, as compared to a more recent manuscript of the same passage. The reason is that copyist errors, and … Continue reading →

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Catholic bloggers and Priests For Life

Posted on 7 October 2011 by Ron Conte

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According to this NCRegister.com article, Priests For Life is facing a serious budget deficit (1.4 million dollars in the red in the 2010 financial year) and is issuing an “urgent appeals for funds”. I’m asking Catholics who have blogs or … Continue reading →

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The Marital, Unitive, and Procreative Meanings

Posted on 6 October 2011 by Ron Conte

Philosophically speaking, evil does not exist. God is good, and all that God created is good. Nothing exists except God and all that God created. So then, what is evil? Evil is a deprivation of goodness; it is an absence … Continue reading →

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Mexico City Temporary Marriages Invalid

Posted on 4 October 2011 by Ron Conte

There is a legislative plan in Mexico City to offer legal marriage contracts that are explicitly temporary in nature. Leonel Luna, from the leftist PRD Party, describes the proposal this way: “The marriage contract would last two years. After those … Continue reading →

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