Francis, Heresy, and the Danger of Schism
It is the crime of heresy, not the sin alone, which severs a man from the Church.
It is the crime of heresy, not the sin alone, which severs a man from the Church.
"The pontificate of Pope Francis certainly represents a leap forward in the process of the Church’s auto-demolition."
Some Pontiffs were illegitimately elected or took possession of the Pontificate by fraud, yet they are valid.
I have some concerns about certain aspects of his current position.
"From the Catholic point of view the Document does not move one millimetre away from the Second Vatican Council" -Pope Francis
To Benedict “this aggiornamento does not mean a break with tradition,” ...but this is precisely what it seems to mean to Pope Francis and his allies at the Synod of Bishops in Rome
Editor’s note: as we enter into year two of Traditionis Custodes, we direct readers to the traditional Catholic doctrine of conscience and this Thomistic treatise on obedience by our contributing editor, Peter A. Kwasniewski. We will prioritise submissions which reflect on this important treatise for our times. Send a submission here: editor [at] onepeterfive.com. This…
The so-called Synod on Synodality — officially, the 16th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, the theme of which is, “For a Synodal Church: Communion, Participation, and Mission” (Oct. 2021–Oct. 2023) — opened in Rome the weekend of Oct. 9-10, 2021 and in dioceses around the world the following Sunday. Unlike previous synods,…
In a lengthy new interview with COPE, a Spanish radio station, Pope Francis fields questions on a wide range of topics,[1] including his Apostolic Letter Traditionis Custodes (July 16, 2021) that effectively abolished Benedict XVI’s Summorum Pontificum (July 7, 2007) and severely restricts access to the Traditional Latin Mass for priests and laity alike. During…
Last week Tuesday, June 26, marked the eighteenth anniversary of the release of The Message of Fatima, a booklet published by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF) in which the Vatican claims to have revealed the entire Third Secret of Fatima – that is, the third part of the secret entrusted to…
“A dictatorship requires three things: a man, an idea, and a following ready to live for the man and the idea, and if necessary to die for them. If the man is lacking, it is hopeless; if the idea is lacking, it is impossible; if the following is missing, the dictatorship is only a bad…