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Category: Ultramontanism / Spirit of Vatican I

Abandoning the Church Has No Appeal for Traditionalists
Above: the west doors of Salamanca’s Catedral Nueva photographed by Fr. Lawrence, OP. During the Bergoglian captivity, one hears of Catholics losing or questioning their faith because they think: “If a pope can be so wrong, then the Catholic religion …

In Defense of Manuals and Manualism
Above: engraving of Melchor Cano. Editor’s note: this article appears as a response to our article which included critical remarks about pre-Vatican II manualism, and is meant to be a balancing treatment on the period in theology. See also “The …

Disputed Questions on Papal Infallibility – Part 5
Editor’s note: this and related articles have now been published in a book entitled: Disputed Questions on Papal Infallibility (Os Justi Press, 2022). Part 1 (Question 1) Part 2 (Question 1) Part 3 (Question 2) Part 4 (Question 2) Article 8: …

Disputed Questions on Papal Infallibility – Part 4
Editor’s note: this and related articles have now been published in a book entitled: Disputed Questions on Papal Infallibility (Os Justi Press, 2022). Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Article 4: Whether the Pope Speaks Infallibly in Ordinatio Sacerdotalis? Objection 1. …

Kwasniewski Brings Good Out of Evil in Hyperpapalism Book
Editor’s note: this review was first published in The Latin Mass: The Journal of Catholic Culture and Tradition. We thank our allies at this traditional publication for their kind permission to reprint here. How can faithful Catholics navigate the doctrinal confusion …

The Duty of the Bishop and the Jurisdiction of the Pope
We live at a time when Rome could credibly abuse its power and authority over the bishops of the whole world. It is now believable that a time might come in which orthodox bishops are removed without legal procedure and …

Disputed Questions on Papal Infallibility – Part 3
Editor’s note: this and related articles have now been published in a book entitled: Disputed Questions on Papal Infallibility (Os Justi Press, 2022). Question II: On Particular Cases of Papal Teaching The previous question (part 1 and part 2) considered …

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 …

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. …