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Canon law expert Br. Alexis Bugnolo gives a brief summary of why Saint Vincent Ferrer was wrong on who was the real pope during the Great Western Schism. It appears that this history may shed light on our present crisis on why Cardinal Raymond Burke appears to be running away from Br. Bugnolo and apparently is lying: "Despite all the graces and gifts which Saint Vincent had, and despite the great wisdom and learning he possessed from years of studying — for example he memorized the entire Latin version of the Bible and spoke 5 languages: Greek, Latin, Hebrew, French and Langue d’óc  — CHRIST WITHHELD from the Saint graces to see who was and who was not the true pope. Our Lord did this, in my opinion, to give us as lesson for our own time." "The Saint was a close friend to Cardinal Pedro de Luna, who was a supporter of the Antipope.  The Schism began in 1378, when the previous pope, having been persuaded by Saint Catherine of Sienna to return...

Excellent Comment. Thanks aeternus:  aeternus said: "Wow! What a story. Thank you. I especially was struck by the quote about Secularists. It is like the Pope [Benedict] has said - if we have no hope in God we have nothing!" “Secularists, it seems to me, are also less keen on fighting. Since they do not believe in an afterlife, this life is the only thing they have to lose. Hence they will rather accept submission than fight. Like the German feminist Broder referred to, they prefer to be raped than to resist.” Pray an Our Father now for the restoration of the Church.

Francis apologist Mark Shea in his October 10 post "Msgr. Eric Barr on the Rad Trad Heresy" endorsed Francis's heretical teaching on "mercy." [ https://www.patheos.com/blogs/markshea/2019/10/msgr-eric-barr-on-the-rad-trad-heresy.html ] Msgr. Barr in his piece "Francis: The Pope We Need" actually said something true: "Papal Emphasis on Mercy is The Root of Criticism of Pope." [ https://www.patheos.com/blogs/ericbarr/2019/11/francis-pope-we-need/ ] Indeed, Francis's teaching on "mercy" is one of his central heresies which has apparently led to the Francis sex abuse cover-ups. But, before we get to that teaching we need to understand why Shea and Barr might think: "Francis: The Pope We Need." The following comes from a website which discloses little known information about Barr and the Campobello sex abuse scandal: -"The teacher said the diocese's team already knew many of the details about the rel...

Blogger Ann Barnhardt who is famous for making the case and presenting evidence from canon law that Pope Benedict XVI's resignation was invalid stated that Catholic Remnant newspaper writer and lawyer Chris Ferrara said "Your probably right": "Chris Ferrara... when I met him some years ago told me first 'We all think you're probably right'... Chris Ferrara said to my face 'We all think you're probably right.'" (Barnhardt.biz, "Barnhardt Podcast #101: The ShutUpStupiSole," 24:46-25:04) When did this happen and what was she "probably right" about? Pray an Our Father now for the restoration of the Church as well as the Triumph of the Kingdom of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary.

"The contraceptive pill must rank with the splitting of the atom which ultimately aided the Supreme Court to assume the role of custodian of life, ruling in "Roe" in 1973 that whatever a judicial majority agrees on binds the nation meaning that no one can say what is unjust because all is changing depending on the nose-counting of a Supreme Court majority." - Tom Roeser TomRoeser.com :   Most Commentators Agree-Griswold Opened the Door to Legalized Abortion Posted: 08 Apr 2008 09:26 AM CDT Griswold. All of the commentators I read before posting this agree that "Griswold v. Connecticut" in 1965 was the open sesame that swung the door ajar to legalized abortion later in "Roe v. Wade." I am particularly indebted to Matt Nelson for his views basis his constitutional law studies and Frank Nofsinger who comes "right on" with the same judgment. With this decision the Supreme Court ruled that sexual morals and their relation to fam...

Bishop Robert Barron like Semi-Arians who supported the Arian heretics uses ambiguity and Catholic sounding "language" as a cloak for his "real sentiment" of promoting a soft "reign of terror" on those who reject the heretical Francis creed of Communion for adulterers and other errors. Barron is calling for the predator Theodore McCarrick created pro-gay American bishops to police non-heretical Catholics on social media. This policing call appears to want to mirror the Arian "reign of terror" on Catholics in the early Church.  F.A. Forbes in his book "St. Athanasius" on the Arian crisis wrote how the Arians and their allies the Semi-Arians policed Catholics in the early Church: "[A] new reign of terror began, in which all who refused to accept the Arian creed were treated as criminals." Now, it appears that Barron wants a "new reign of terror, in which all who refused to accept the" Francis creed of Communion fo...

Is Louie Verrocchio, who publishes the website AKA Catholic and launched the newspaper "The Catholic Inquisitor," a Sedevantist? It appears that he may be toying with the idea of joining the Sedevantist camp since he apparently agrees with some of their ideas. If this is true then I have a question for him. Do you deny Vatican I? Vatican I clearly teaches that popes will reign perpetually: "[T]he true doctrine concerning the establishment, the perpetuity, and the nature of the apostolic primacy. In this primacy, all the efficacy and all the strength of the Church are placed. (Vatican I, Pastor Aeternus, chapter 1)" (UnamSanctumCatholicm.com, "False Principles of Sedevantism (Part 1)) Pray an Our Father now for the restoration of the Church as well as for the Triumph of the Kingdom of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary.

In the old Warner Brothers cartoon the rooster Foghorn Leghorn's archenemy George P. Dog was on a leash which meant he could only go as far as the length of the rope leash and had to stop. Foghorn even painted a line on the ground with a sign reading "Rope Limit" which George P. Dog could never go beyond. Why are Cardinal Raymond Burke and the faithful Catholic media such the Remnant's Michael Matt as well as other Catholic media like Leghorn's archenemy George P. Dog not allowed to go passed the line with the sign that reads "Rope Limit"? Why is the once talked about Formal Correction of Francis by Burke and the faithful Catholic media now beyond the "Rope Limit"? Why is even discussing the possibility of a imperfect council and/or a cardinal and bishop investigation into the Francis conclave and Pope Benedict XVI resignation beyond the "Rope Limit"? Who and/or what has made Cardinal Burke and the faithful Catholic media i...

Mass is the center of our life and shows us our purpose in life: "At Mass we are in the company of our Lord, with Whom we associate ourselves in order to live like Him by living of Him, in order to die as He died and rise again with Him." (Roman Catholic Sunday Missal Booklet, 1962) Pray an Our Father now for the restoration of the Church as well as for the Triumph of the Kingdom of the Sacred Heart Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary.

Is it possible the Italian website pierolaporta.it could be telling the truth about Archbishop Loris Capovilla who Francis made a cardinal and was praised by the president of the Italian Bishops Conference Cardinal Gualtiero Bassetti?: "In the Vatican more and more evident and disguised homosexuals, since the time of John XXIII... [and Pope John's secretary] Loris Capovilla. He the most avid persecutor of Padre Pio." (pierolaporta.it, "Gays and pedophiles in the Vatican, October 2, 2017) According to the pro-gay website Religious Tolerance in the post "About the Roman Catholic Church: Excluding homosexuals from Catholic seminaries": "A Vatican document of 1961 bars persons with homosexual ordination... However, this appears to have been almost completely ignored" On May 26, 2018, the gay activist website New Ways Ministry in the post "Pope Francis Seemingly Affirms Ban on Gay Men in Priesthood" it wrote "Bassetti, seemed t...

Italian canon law expert Br. Alexis Bugnolo recently wrote that one of the enemies of the Catholic Resistance is the "Sedevacantist Movement," but they are admitting that the Resistance is getting closer to "victory": "There is no news more pleasant to hear, than that one’s rivals, having surveyed the battle fields in advance, announce that victory will be yours." "It came on Facebook, from Novus Ordo Watch, the veritable Flagship of the Sedevacantist Movement:   " NovusOrdoWatch 14 hrs · 'It looks like this is the year the 'Benedict XVI is the real Pope' deception will find mainstream acceptance: It lets people rid themselves of Bergoglio without having to embrace the dreaded and hated Sedevacantism. The facts about Ratzinger [Pope Benedict] will be ignored — too inconvenient! '"   "What is a Sedevacantist? Sedevacantists hold in general that there have been no true popes since Pius XII. They acce...

One of the great heroes in the present crisis canon law expert Italian Br. Alexis Bugnolo recently stated in the Catholic Monitor comment section that he thought One Peter Five publisher Steve Skojec might be guilty of "calumny" against him which is "punishable with severe sentences and financial penalties" in Italy: "The problem with name calling is that in countries like Italy, to imply that someone is not of sound mind, is calumny and punishable with severe sentences and financial penalties. Maybe those who name call should speak to an attorney and get some advice, before posting name callings on social media where they can be read in every jurisdiction and lead to consequences that they do not envision. Just saying..." [ http://catholicmonitor.blogspot.com/2020/01/why-do-1p5-skojec-and-francis-use-name.html?m=1 ] If Br. Bugnolo is interested in pursuing the matter further against Skojec he might want to contact the Italian Criminal Lawyers in Rom...

Why haven't Pachamama and Francis apologist Where Peter Is Mike Lewis and half-Chinese Cardinal Luis Antonio Gokim Tagle spoken out against Communist Chinese repression in Hong Kong? Second generation half-Chinese Cardinal Luis Gokim[Chinese surname of grandfather] Tagle according to the National Catholic Register has "close ties with the [Communist] People's Republic of China." (National Catholic Register, "Cardinal Tagle's Appointment points to new Curia, China, Papacy, December 10, 2019) It appears that Tagle has not voiced protests against the Chinese Communist regime's repression in Hong Kong against the freedom protesters. How "close" are Tagle's "ties" with the totalitarian Communist regime? Is it possible that extremist environmentalist Lewis, who once said the Francis Chinese deal that betrayed the Chinese underground Church was "complicated," may have ties to the Communist Chinese regime like Tagle? ...