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Bellarmine does not teach councils are necessary for ipso facto loss of office
It is alleged that Bellarmine taught that a council is necessary to effect the loss of office (or 'non-papacy') of a manifestly heretical 'pope.' Is…
Defective ministerial intention CAN invalidate ordinations
Is it true or false that sacraments—including the rites of holy orders—can hardly ever be rendered invalid due to defect of intention? Cardinal Gasparri…
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S.D. Wright
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When EXACTLY should we baptize our baby?
What does 'ASAP' mean in practice? Should we set a number of days or weeks which are appropriate to wait? Practical answers from Catholic authorities.
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S.D. Wright
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'Ludicrous and impious'—The denial of infant baptism
Our previous article attracted some Protestants who deny infant baptism. Cardinal Gibbons exposes just how satanic this error is.
Why your baby should be baptized ASAP
There's a temptation to delay baptism due to social factors, or to think we don't need to do it 'as soon as possible' due to lower rates of infant…
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How to understand sacramental intention—Abbé Hervé Belmont
The necessary intention for sacramental validity can be a complex area of theology, and seems to be frequently misunderstood. Abbé Hervé Belmont gives…
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'Paul VI's rite of episcopal consecration is invalid'—Abbé Henri Mouraux
Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre's friend and collaborator Abbé Mouraux examines the famous phrase 'governing spirit' and considers its impact on the validity…
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Eastern Orthodoxy? Schism defended with false history
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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'Paul VI's rite of ordination is invalid, copies Anglican rites'—Abbé Mouraux
Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre's friend and collaborator Abbé Henri Mouraux explains the consequences of the new rite of priestly ordination's similarities…
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Seven Ages of the Church—'strengthen what remains'
Cardinal Billot's interpretation of the seven churches of the Apocalypse is an encouragement in this crisis facing the Church—as it offers an…
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'How long will we still have valid bishops?' Abbé Mouraux answers
Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre's friend and collaborator Abbé Henri Mouraux answers: 'Not long,' at least in the Latin-rite, among those who use the new…
How is the pope the source of jurisdiction? Mgr Fenton explains
Mgr Fenton explains the doctrine, whilst clarifying that it does not mean that the pope personally appoints each bishop.
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