Rosa Mystica: Most Pure Rose of the Most Sacred Mysteries

Posted on 1 December 2019 by Ron Conte

What does it mean to call the Blessed Virgin Mary the Rosa Mystica? The phrase Rosa Mystica means Mystical Rose. But all true mysteries are of God. And the Virgin Mary, as the Mother of God, certain is closest to … Continue reading →

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Why Salvation for Atheists is so important

Posted on 1 December 2019 by Ron Conte

If an atheist can be saved, without converting to belief in God, this implies that believers in almost any religion can be saved, even if the religion provides no substantial help along the path of salvation (like the polytheistic religions). … Continue reading →

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Theological Errors on the Catholic Right

Posted on 29 November 2019 by Ron Conte

But not all conservatives or traditionalists have fallen into error. Consider, for example, Fr. Z.’s post rebuking a reader who said: “I UTTERLY reject Jorge Bergoglio as a false prophet of the devil”. He tells her she is in danger … Continue reading →

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Salvation for LGBT Persons

Posted on 28 November 2019 by Ron Conte

In order to be saved and go to Heaven, a person must die in the state of grace. The claim that it is not possible for a person to be in the state of grace, due to certain choices that … Continue reading →

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Join me in Praying the Rosa Mystica devotion – Dec. 1-12

Posted on 26 November 2019 by Ron Conte

Join me in praying the Rosa Mystica devotion on: Dec 1 – 12 The Blessed Virgin Mary: * “it is my wish to be appealed to and venerated as Rosa Mystica.” * “I wish the 13th of each month to … Continue reading →

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The Unity of the Papal Gifts

Posted on 25 November 2019 by Ron Conte

Every Pope accepted by the body of Bishops as Roman Pontiff is valid, perpetually and irrevocably, until his death or valid resignation. Every Roman Pontiff is the successor of blessed Peter, and so he holds a world-wide primacy as the … Continue reading →

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The First Vatican Council on the Gift of a Never-Failing Faith

Posted on 24 November 2019 by Ron Conte

It is a dogma of Vatican I that each valid Roman Pontiff has the “charism” of truth and of a never-failing faith as a gift from God for the sake of our salvation: From Vatican I, Pastor Aeternus, chapter 4, … Continue reading →

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Soon the Conservatives Schismatics Will Walk Out of the Church

Posted on 24 November 2019 by Ron Conte

The rhetoric against Pope Francis has been getting progressively worse. I thought things reached their peak when he was accused of formal heresy by the Open Letter. But then they went on to accuse him of apostasy, which then seemed … Continue reading →

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Does Carlo Vigano believe Pope Francis is an Antipope?

Posted on 22 November 2019 by Ron Conte

Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano, in his latest public article (11/19/19), accuses Pope Francis of apostasy: Abp. Viganò: The World Neo-Religion Will Have Its Temple — With the Pope’s Approval. The first accusation in the article is in its title: The … Continue reading →

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My post on Whether God wills a diversity of religions

Posted on 22 November 2019 by Ron Conte

The post is here: Does God will many religions?. It’s not such a simple question. The papal accusers are guilty of over-simplifying the Faith, and of dogmatizing their own speculative answers to questions. They behave as if they had the … Continue reading →

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Taylor Marshall’s Anti-Jewish and Anti-Islamic Views

Posted on 21 November 2019 by Ron Conte

Taylor Marshall on Salvation for Jews and Muslims Like the Bishop Athanasius Schneider, Taylor R. Marshall Ph.D. (philosophy) does not believe that Jews and Muslims can be saved unless they convert to Christianity. He does not see Islam as a … Continue reading →

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Bishop Athanasius Schneider’s Accusation against Jews and Muslims

Posted on 21 November 2019 by Ron Conte

From the interview of July 12th, 2013: Bishop Athanasius Schneider: “It has to be clarified, because there is, there are two substantial different levels, substantial different levels, because we as Catholics we can adore, we do adore God always as … Continue reading →

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