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Reply to Matt Gaspers II: Does the pope have to follow the teaching of the magisterium?

The pope is bound to publicly profess the Catholic rule of faith just as every other Catholic is. If he does not, he is neither Catholic nor the pope.

Opinion

Matthew McCusker

• Apr 4, 2025Apr 4, 2025

Reply to Matt Gaspers: Public heresy gives certainty that Francis isn’t the pope

In this first article I will respond to the objections Gaspers poses to the more common opinion of theologians that all public heretics, including those whose sin is material, are severed from the Church.

Analysis

Matthew McCusker

• Mar 11, 2025Mar 12, 2025

Benedictine monk: Francis has given us two keys for understanding his pontificate

Francis gave us, in the first months of his pontificate, two keys to understanding his very different methodology. These two keys rule out the possibility of his being a formal heretic and therefore dissolve the entire debate about whether or not he is the Pope.

Opinion

Dom Pius Mary Noonan, O.S.B.

• Jan 9, 2025Jan 11, 2025

Benedict’s resignation was not valid, but Vatican II was not heretical: a response to Archbishop Viganò

My position on the Council and many other issues differs radically from that of Mons. Viganò. The only point we share in common is the conviction regarding the invalidity of the 'Declaratio' due to Benedict’s not renouncing the Petrine munus.

Opinion

Fr. Giorgio Maria Faré

• Dec 13, 2024

Why Pope Benedict’s resignation was valid: a response to Dr. Mazza

Benedict’s renunciation of the papacy was valid. He intended to resign fully his office. On February 28, 2013, he told a gathered crowd of pilgrims: 'I am no longer Supreme Pontiff of the Catholic Church. Until eight in the evening I still am but then no longer.'

Opinion

Steven O'Reilly

• Nov 21, 2024Nov 22, 2024

We shouldn’t be afraid of concluding that Francis isn’t pope: here’s why

In this article we will deal with one of the most commonly expressed fears of concluding that Francis is not the pope, namely, the worry that an extended vacancy of the Holy See is incompatible with the promises of Christ and the constitution of his Church.

Opinion

Matthew McCusker

• Oct 30, 2024Oct 30, 2024

Pope Francis says criticism is ‘always helpful.’ His record suggests he thinks otherwise

'Critics are always helpful, even if they are not constructive,' said Pope Francis, whose attacks on clergy for 'rigidity' have not gone unnoticed.

Analysis

Michael Haynes, Snr. Vatican Correspondent

• Aug 9, 2024Aug 12, 2024

Priest: Pope Francis causing ‘many schisms’ and ‘deeper wounds’ in the Church than any other Pope

In the past, the Popes stood for purity of Church doctrine, while the schismatics rejected this doctrine. Today, however, Pope Francis rejects traditional Catholic teachings and seems to condone schisms or even provoke them.

Opinion

Fr. Joachim Heimerl

• Jun 28, 2024Jul 1, 2024

Bishop Strickland: ‘I am not and have never been a sedevacantist’

'As I have endeavored to faithfully defend the Catholic Church and uphold the Sacred Deposit of Faith, a small number of people have begun to falsely label me as a sedevacantist,' Bishop Strickland wrote in a May 9 statement.

Opinion

Bishop Joseph E. Strickland

• May 9, 2024May 10, 2024

How to respond to Catholics feeling betrayed by post-Vatican II confusion

The pain and the shock Catholics are experiencing today is understandable. What is most important is that we not lose heart.

Blogs

Peter Kwasniewski

• Jan 24, 2019Jun 18, 2021

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Reply to Matt Gaspers II: Does the pope have to follow the teaching of the magisterium?

Reply to Matt Gaspers: Public heresy gives certainty that Francis isn’t the pope

Benedictine monk: Francis has given us two keys for understanding his pontificate

Benedict’s resignation was not valid, but Vatican II was not heretical: a response to Archbishop Viganò

Why Pope Benedict’s resignation was valid: a response to Dr. Mazza

We shouldn’t be afraid of concluding that Francis isn’t pope: here’s why

Pope Francis says criticism is ‘always helpful.’ His record suggests he thinks otherwise

Priest: Pope Francis causing ‘many schisms’ and ‘deeper wounds’ in the Church than any other Pope

Bishop Strickland: ‘I am not and have never been a sedevacantist’

How to respond to Catholics feeling betrayed by post-Vatican II confusion