By the very nature of the bishop’s office he cannot be removed unjustly because he is free to use his native jurisdictional power to oppose an arbitrary and openly tyrannical act of the pope.
Category: Ultramontanism / Spirit of Vatican I
“Peter” and “Satan”: the Two Names of the Pope
There is only one way to harmonize these passages which the inspired Evangelist has, with good reason, placed side by side.
Can We Learn Anything from the Critics of Vatican I?
"The power of the Pope over the Church… neither knows nor tolerates any limits."
May a Bishop in Extraordinary Circumstances Ordain Another Bishop Without Papal Consent?
The pope as legislator may change the canons, but always within the limits of natural and divine law.
Why a Good Bishop Should Not Ignore but Obey His Unjust Deposition by a Pope
This is a fundamental point of Catholic theology: the distinction between the hierarchy of order and that of jurisdiction.
What is the False Spirit of Vatican One?
Pope Pius broke about fifteen centuries of Tradition, an action which received criticism as “formalising the separation of Church and state.”
Why a Bishop Should Ignore His Unjust Deposition by a Pope: A Dialogue
It is still better that he remain than for him to further enable the abuse of papal authority.
Papal Authority over Liturgy: A Dialogue
The only alternative is to let my brain turn into tapioca by becoming an Ockhamist, and declaring that the word “rite” has no intrinsic meaning at all.
Custom and the Force of Law
When traditionalists insist that the products of last century’s Montinian tyranny are valid, we show more charity to our detractors than they do to us.
Objections and Replies on “Pastor Aeternus”
Pastor Aeternus gave us the limits of papal infallibility. It will be Francis—and also, to some degree, John XXIII, Paul VI, John Paul II, and Benedict XVI—who will provide the material for assessing the limits of papal fallibility.