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'Totem Pope'—Should we ignore what goes on in Rome?
Is 'ignoring the pope' or hoping that he speaks less a solution—or a further symptom of the 'Totem Pope' illusion?
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S.D. Wright
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Obedience on trial: Did St Ignatius plant the seeds of the crisis in the Church?
Dr John Lamont portrays St Ignatius and the Jesuits as largely responsible for current crises, due to 'their' conception of obedience. But the facts…
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Texts for our Times
'Peace, peace: when there was no peace.'
‘Words of Doctrine are Silent, Miracles Removed’
Novus Ordo Watch has posted a commentary on the prophetic words of St Gregory the Great.
Defending the Jesuits against accusations of 'tyranny' and 'servile obedience'
A oft-cited essay by Dr John Lamont blames St Ignatius and the Jesuits for many evils, based on the notion of obedience expressed in the foundational…
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Top five articles on St Robert Bellarmine
Check out our top five articles on the Church's Doctor of Controversy—and of the Papacy.
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S.D. Wright
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Are modern churchmen 'pertinacious'—or just 'mentevacante'?
Juan de Lugo explains 'pertinacity,' and we consider whether it can be applied to modern churchmen or not.
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S.D. Wright
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2 weeks or 60 years: Which fits Franzelin's account of sede vacante?
Cardinal Franzelin's account of the period of sede vacante shows us what can and cannot happen during a papal interregnum. Do you think it best fits 2…
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S.D. Wright
Why the Church declared St Ignatius patron of spiritual exercises
The Roman Pontiffs vindicate St Ignatius of Loyola against his critics—but... what do such critics care of Roman Pontiffs?
‘Providential weapon' which must not be lost—Pius XII on the Spiritual Exercises
Pius XII affirmed the 'Work' of Fr Vallet, and called for the Ignatian Exercises to be offered in every parish in the world.
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‘One of the most effective means of regeneration’—Pius XII on the Spiritual Exercises
Pius XII praised Fr Vallet's ‘Work of Parish Exercises,’ which offered St Ignatius of Loyola's Spiritual Exercises to all, saying in 1948 that they…
How the Spiritual Exercises prepared men for martyrdom before the Spanish Civil War
Fr Francisco Vallet promoted a five-day form of St Ignatius' Spiritual Exercises amongst Catalan men—thousands of whom later shed their blood for…
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