Did Benedict XVI Validly Resign? The Anatomy of a Renunciation, Part II
Eight objections to the claim that Benedict XVI’s resignation was invalid, each stated and answered from the law of the Church and from his own words.
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Questions people already wondered, answered from Scripture, the Fathers, the Doctors and the Magisterium.
Did Benedict XVI Validly Resign? The Anatomy of a Renunciation, Part I
Benedict XVI believed he could lay down the governance of the papacy while sustaining an indelible link to the Petrine Office, and the Church’s law says a resignation made in such substantial error is invalid by the law itself.
May a Catholic Ask Who Is Pope?
Before asking whether Benedict XVI validly resigned, we must ask whether a Catholic may ask such a question at all. The Church’s law, her theologians, and her history answer: yes, within limits.
What is Memory? Augustine's Ascent from the Self to God
A reflection on The Confessions Book X, Chapters 15–17
The Shortage Is Not of Men, but of Sacrifice
A reply to Father Dwight Longenecker. Ordaining married deacons would not solve the priest shortage.
A Journey of Hope, or a Road Away from Rome?
The Vatican’s Note A Journey of Hope marks sixty years of Nostra Aetate. Measured against the Church’s constant teaching, it admits the rupture it claims to deny.
The Organic Development of the Liturgy
The traditional liturgy was not designed by committee. How the Mass grew organically from the Apostles through the Middle Ages to its codification at Trent.
Full, Conscious and Active Participation: What does it mean?
Why true participation at Mass is interior union with Christ’s sacrifice, not a role to perform.
The Sacrificial Nature of the Mass
The Mass is not a memorial meal but the unbloody re-presentation of Calvary, as the Council of Trent taught and Christ’s own words at the Last Supper show.
What is Sacred Worship?
Worship is an act of justice, giving God what He is owed. Why the Mass loses its order when the community eclipses the God it exists to adore.
Restoring the Sacred: Preface
The Church has lost its sense of the sacred. Why the Traditional Latin Mass is not a relic of the past but a path to real renewal.
A Defense of the Blessed Virgin Mary as Co-Redemptrix
Whether the title ‘Co-Redemptrix’ is doctrinally sound.
Is Natural Family Planning Just Catholic Contraception?
Whether NFP is morally licit and when it should be used.
Should Newlyweds Learn Natural Family Planning Right Away?
Whether NFP should be taught to all couples regardless of need.
Can Catholics Support the Modern Zionist State of Israel?
Understanding the difference between the modern state of Israel and the Israel of the Bible.