Clericalist Iconoclasm Strikes Again
Pope Francis: bishop and dictator of every city and village.
Blessed Karl, Clericalism and Lay Church Governance
As Emperor-King he appointed the Cardinals, Archbishops, and Bishops, subject to Papal approval.
The Horns of the Death Penalty Dilemma
Above: St Dunstan crowns King Edgar. Photo by Fr. Lawrence, OP. In his annual meeting with the diplomatic corps of ambassadors accredited to the Holy See on January 9, 2023, Pope Francis has doubled down on his novel teaching on the death penalty: “The death penalty cannot be employed for a purported State justice, since…
The Dubia of Vatican One
Above: Bl. Pius IX with members of the Papal court, c. 1868. This is part 2 in a series reviewing last year’s debate about Ultramontanism. Not all statements contained herein may reflect the opinions of the editorial board. In our last essay we discussed different terminological aspects of Ultramontanism. The primary dichotomy which I am…
Ultramontanisms: Reply to Ureta, De Mattei and Solimeo
Since the publication of our editorial stance a little over a year ago, I have been pleased to read the contributions to the fraternal debate about Ultramontanism here at OnePeterFive as well as with our friends over at Rorate Caeli. Reflecting on the year’s contributions, I intend in this and subsequent articles to reply to…
Trad Response to Apparent Papal Paganism
Above: Pope Francis and Indian chief in Canada. For the video of the alleged papal paganism click here. In this “very live” podcast we discussed some of the basic traditional principles of charity, piety, judgment and scandal with regard to the latest “Assisi-Pachamama” type controversy from His Holiness. Here I raise the example of the…
Our Holy Emperor in Heaven
A few weeks ago in an article about the appeal for Russian Consecration, I announced that OnePeterFive had taken Bl. Emperor Karl as one of its heavenly patrons. This was occasioned by the sad reality of the war in Ukraine, part of which was under Blessed Karl’s dominions at the start of the Great War…
