Interesting Studies, Articles, and Videos on the Coronavirus

Posted on 23 March 2020 by Ron Conte

SARS-CoV-2 is the official name for “the Coronavirus”; it was formerly called 2019-nCoV. COVID-19 is the name of the disease caused by the Coronavirus. The disease called “SARS” is caused by SARS-CoV, also called SARS-CoV-1. I’ve been spending most of … Continue reading →

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Dr. Oz on Possible Treatment for COVID-19

Posted on 23 March 2020 by Ron Conte

Dr. Oz talks about treatment tested by French doctors: https://video.foxnews.com/v/6144015101001/ The study: Gautret (2020) Hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin as a treatment of COVID-19 Click to access Hydroxychloroquine_final_DOI_IJAA.pdf

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The Coronavirus Plenary Indulgence

Posted on 20 March 2020 by Ron Conte

From NCregister, March 20th, 2020: The Apostolic Penitentiary has issued a decree granting special indulgences to the faithful at this time of pandemic. Signed on March 19, the Feast of St. Joseph, by Major Penitentiary Cardinal Mauro Piacenza, the decree … Continue reading →

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My Predictions about Iran

Posted on 18 March 2020 by Ron Conte

Previously, in books and posts, I predicted: * that Iran would obtain nuclear weapons (as of May of 2019, I believe they successfully obtained working nuclear bombs) * that Hassan Rouhani would take the role of Supreme Leader, in place … Continue reading →

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I’m Still Going To Mass

Posted on 16 March 2020 by Ron Conte

I live on Martha’s Vineyard. As far as I know, there’s no Coronavirus here yet. And the island is essentially a small town — literally 6 small towns, but figuratively one village. It’s a close-knit community and word gets around … Continue reading →

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What I’ve Been Working On…

Posted on 12 March 2020 by Ron Conte

Sorry I haven’t posted much lately. Thanks to Francisco for taking up the slack. I’ve been working on articles about the Coronavirus. Edited to add: I’m not sure if I should finish writing and then publish these articles. I’ll make … Continue reading →

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Adam and Eve were Two Real Human Persons

Posted on 6 March 2020 by franciscofigueroa1

There are some elements from the book of Genesis that can be interpreted as (non-literal) figures or symbols [i].  However, it is a dogma of the Catholic Church that Adam and Eve were literal persons when She teaches that one … Continue reading →

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Retired Archbishop Jan Lenga rejects Pope Francis

Posted on 2 March 2020 by Ron Conte

Archbishop Jan Lenga called Pope Francis an ‘Usurper and Heretic,’ who is ‘Leading the World Astray’. Lenga claims that Benedict is still the Roman Pontiff — despite clear claims to the contrary by Benedict himself. These public statements by Lenga … Continue reading →

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What Bellarmine Really Said on Heretical Popes

Posted on 28 February 2020 by Ron Conte

In a recent article, Bishop Schneider makes a false claim about Bellarmine: St. Robert Bellarmine’s opinion is that “a pope who is a manifest heretic, ceases in himself to be Pope and head, just as he ceases in himself to … Continue reading →

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Was there some kind of pain before the Fall?

Posted on 27 February 2020 by franciscofigueroa1

[Genesis] {3:16} To the woman, he also said: “I will multiply your labors and your conceptions. In pain shall you give birth to sons, and you shall be under your husband’s power, and he shall have dominion over you.” The … Continue reading →

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Do the Papal Critics have Faith at all?

Posted on 24 February 2020 by Ron Conte

Fr. Longenecker describing the type of complete loss of faith where the person thinks they are more faithful than everyone else. See “The most common way to lose the faith….” I say this is the main problem with the papal … Continue reading →

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The 144,000 and the Seal of the Living God

Posted on 16 February 2020 by Ron Conte

This interpretation of the relevant Bible passages is eschatological, highly speculative, and fallible. In the book of Revelation, the 144000 persons given the Seal of the Living God are described twice: in Rev. chapter 7 and chapter 14. The number … Continue reading →

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