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+Marcel Lefebvre's glowing tribute to sedevacantist Fr Henri Mouraux
Yet more evidence that things just are not as simple as some want them to be. Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre delivered this tribute at Abbé Henri Mouraux's…
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Eastern Orthodoxy? St Cyprian is not a witness for schism
Does the doctrine of third century bishop, doctor and martyr St Cyprian of Carthage provide grounds for rejecting papal primacy and the legitimacy of…
Eastern Orthodoxy? 'The Schismatic Papacy' and Guettée's absurd imposture
Orestes Brownson begins his destruction of the 'Eastern Orthodox' polemic of Abbé Vladimir Guettée against the Catholic Church and the papacy.
'The Measure of Forgiveness'—The Unmerciful Servant
If we ask to be forgiven our trespasses 'as' we forgive others, then we are asking not to be forgiven if we ourselves are unmerciful. Fr Henry James…
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The Maternity of Our Lady and all her blessings
All the privileges and prerogatives of the Blessed Virgin Mary—including her Immaculate Conception and unsurpassed purity—were to prepare her to be the…
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The first proclamation that 'Christ is King'
At the Annunciation to the Blessed Virgin Mary, St Gabriel declared that Christ would be given the throne of David, and that his kingdom would have no…
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Hommage : +Tissier de Mallerais et son héritage théologique
Mgr Bernard Tissier de Mallerais, l'un des quatre évêques consacrés à la FSSPX par l'archevêque Marcel Lefebvre, laisse derrière lui un héritage…
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S.D. Wright
Obituary: +Tissier de Mallerais' theological legacy
Bishop Bernard Tissier de Mallerais, one of four bishops consecrated for the SSPX by Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre, leaves behind a remarkable theological…
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S.D. Wright
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Everything you've heard about Newman’s 'toast to conscience' is probably wrong
No other explanation of Cardinal John Henry Newman's comments about toasting 'conscience first, and the Pope afterwards' makes sense except this:
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S.D. Wright
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Toasting the Pope—Cardinal Newman and a forgotten controversy
Does an article from The Rambler provide the solution to one of the fiercest Cardinal Newman controversies?
The first 'Hail Mary' and Our Lady's reaction
Catholics say maybe 50 or more 'Hail Marys' a day—but how and why did Our Lady react in the way that she did when she first heard it?
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Archbishop Lefebvre, Conciliar Sacraments, Doubtful Holy Orders
What did Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre think about the validity of the Novus Ordo rites, which he said did not come from the Church? Could they confer…
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'Anathematise those who teach new doctrines' – St Robert Bellarmine
St Robert Bellarmine, Doctor of the Church, taught that laymen can discern true pastors from false by their contradiction of previous teaching, and that…
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Archbishop Lefebvre & Conciliar Sacraments – Did he doubt them?
The Church cannot approve rites which are harmful or out of harmony with the faith. This is precisely what Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre said of the…
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S.D. Wright
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John of St Thomas on universal and peaceful acceptance of a papal claimant (Latin)
Accompanying our three-part translation of John of St Thomas on the universal and peaceful acceptance as a definitive sign of legitimacy for a papal…
Is the legitimacy of a universally and peacefully accepted pope a matter of faith? John of St Thomas
EXCLUSIVE translation of John of St Thomas on peaceful and universal acceptance of the pope. In this first part, the great Dominican theologian…
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Obituary: +Tissier de Mallerais' theological legacy
Bishop Bernard Tissier de Mallerais, one of four bishops consecrated for the SSPX by Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre, leaves behind a remarkable theological…
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S.D. Wright
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Everything you've heard about Newman’s 'toast to conscience' is probably wrong
No other explanation of Cardinal John Henry Newman's comments about toasting 'conscience first, and the Pope afterwards' makes sense except this:
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S.D. Wright
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‘Universal and peaceful adherence' defence of Francis unavailable to traditionalists
Is it possible to oppose the Conciliar-Synodal Church's religious revolution, and still have the standing to say that 'universal and peaceful…
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Prof. de Mattei's defence of Francis' legitimacy fails—here's why
In the wake of three shockingly heretical statements, Professor Roberto de Mattei has published an article defending Francis' claim to the papacy. But…
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'Medieval peasants didn't know the pope's name, why should we care?' +Lefebvre answers
Each enormity from the Vatican prompts the same responses: one is that caring about what happens in Rome is modern, and that 'medieval peasants wouldn't…
Francis: 'All religions are a path to reach God'
Followed up by a misleading Vatican translation, since partially corrected, and the usual raft of excuses and implausible defences, Francis has gone…
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Archbishop Lefebvre, Conciliar Sacraments, Doubtful Holy Orders
What did Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre think about the validity of the Novus Ordo rites, which he said did not come from the Church? Could they confer…
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S.D. Wright
Archbishop Lefebvre & Conciliar Sacraments – Did he doubt them?
The Church cannot approve rites which are harmful or out of harmony with the faith. This is precisely what Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre said of the…
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S.D. Wright
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+Marcel Lefebvre's glowing tribute to sedevacantist Fr Henri Mouraux
Yet more evidence that things just are not as simple as some want them to be. Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre delivered this tribute at Abbé Henri Mouraux's…
1
Eastern Orthodoxy? St Cyprian is not a witness for schism
Does the doctrine of third century bishop, doctor and martyr St Cyprian of Carthage provide grounds for rejecting papal primacy and the legitimacy of…
Eastern Orthodoxy? 'The Schismatic Papacy' and Guettée's absurd imposture
Orestes Brownson begins his destruction of the 'Eastern Orthodox' polemic of Abbé Vladimir Guettée against the Catholic Church and the papacy.
Toasting the Pope—Cardinal Newman and a forgotten controversy
Does an article from The Rambler provide the solution to one of the fiercest Cardinal Newman controversies?
Eastern Orthodoxy? 'Some heterodoxies and inconsistencies'
One feature of the crisis in the Catholic Church is that some look East, and wonder if the 'Eastern Orthodox Churches' were right after all. Fr Reuben…
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Answering Christ's call: St Matthew, and vocations
Fr Henry James Coleridge explains how St Matthew's calling contains much that we need to know about our calling as Christians, and how we should respond…
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Fr Henry James Coleridge SJ
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Everything you've heard about Newman’s 'toast to conscience' is probably wrong
No other explanation of Cardinal John Henry Newman's comments about toasting 'conscience first, and the Pope afterwards' makes sense except this:
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S.D. Wright
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Toasting the Pope—Cardinal Newman and a forgotten controversy
Does an article from The Rambler provide the solution to one of the fiercest Cardinal Newman controversies?
Cardinal Newman on Anglican orders – applied to Novus Ordo orders
Cardinal John Henry Newman analyses the problems with Anglican orders in ways relevant to Novus Ordo ordination rites reformed by Paul VI. We provide…
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Why it's fitting that the month of May is dedicated to Our Lady – Editors' Updates
The glories of creation reflect from glories of God and Our Lady.
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M. J. McCusker
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