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The Pope is 'not to be publicly contradicted' – Fr Palmieri on the non-infallible magisterium
Fr Domenico Palmieri SJ explains that while the 'merely authentic' magisterium may theoretically teach error, its exercise was not to be publicly…
Is an extended vacancy of the Holy See possible? Interview at Integrity Magazine
In this interview with Stephen Kokx from Integrity, we discussed whether an extended vacancy is possible, and its 'prior probability' as an explanation…
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Eastern Orthodoxy? St Gregory the Great and the 'Universal Bishop' title (Brownson)
In the early Church, the title 'Universal Bishop' was rejected. What does this mean for the Papal claims?
'Ephpheta: Be opened' – Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost
A crucial event in the life of every Christian baptised in the traditional rite – the 'Ephpheta' – and when Our Lord first set these words.
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'Stripped of jurisdiction by God' – Fr Palmieri SJ on the Pope Question
If Fr Domenico Palmieri SJ is an authority for 'recognise and resist' theology, then why does he hold that a heretical Pope loses office automatically?
Eastern Orthodoxy? 'Orthodox proofs' from Chalcedon undermine their own case (Brownson)
What kind of mind appeals to Pope St Leo the Great and the Council of Chalcedon against the papacy?
Eastern Orthodoxy? No, Pope Leo the Great is not a witness against papal primacy (Orestes Brownson)
The 'Orthodox' priest whose work Orestes Brownson is critiquing next tries to claim that Pope St Leo the Great rejected papal primacy. Unsurprisingly…
'Not as the rest of men' – Tenth Sunday after Pentecost
The Parable of the Publican and the Pharisee is of perennial importance for all Catholics.
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July 2026

'They miserably deceive themselves who think they can adhere to the Roman See while resisting the Pontiff' – Fr Palmieri SJ
Fr Domenico Palmieri SJ directly refutes the 'recognise and resist' ecclesiology of the Gallicans.
The See and the Seated: Fr Dominic Palmieri SJ against Gallican theology of the Papacy
Fr Dominic Palmieri sets the grounds for a devastating refutation of the Gallican conception of the Papacy – and its descendants today.
Eastern Orthodoxy? Rome did not have primacy merely for being the capital city (Orestes Brownson)
Eastern ‘Orthodox’ Abbé Guettée’s appeal to Constantinople and Chalcedon collapses under Brownson’s scrutiny.
Eastern Orthodoxy? Why the sixth canon of Nicæa isn't an argument (Orestes Brownson)
Was the Roman Church preeminent just because of the city's civil status? Was St Peter ever its bishop? Orestes Brownson shows Orthodox apologist Guettée…
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