Baptism given under Persecution without Priest

The Teaching of the Catholic Church on Baptism for Catholics Living in Countries of Persecution   Table of Contents  The Necessity of Baptism   Preparation for Adult Baptism   Baptism of Children in Persecution   Godparents in Baptism   Baptism in Cases of Necessity   The Minister of Baptism   Continuer à lire →

13 Episcopal Consecrations during a Vacancy of the See

Episcopal Consecrations during a Vacancy of the Apostolic See A Certain Historical Precedent and the Question of Extraordinary Jurisdiction   Table of Contents   The Historical Precedent of the Interregnum of 1268-1271   The Patristic Precedents Invoked by Catholic Theology   The Tacit Communication of Episcopal Jurisdiction   The Right Continuer à lire →

Right of Conclave by College of Bishops

The Right of Conclave by the College of Bishops In an Imperfect General Council (I.G.C.)   Table of Contents  Introduction  I. Doctrinal Foundations of Hierarchical Continuity and Papal Election   a) Powers of the College of Bishops in the Absence of Papal Authority   b) Infallibility of the Unanimous College   Continuer à lire →

General Conclusion

General Conclusion   “The Catholic Church resembles a spring: the more one pushes it down, the more it springs back with vigour” (P.L.) The Catholic Church, founded by Our Lord Jesus Christ as a visible and perfect society, necessarily subsists until the end of time, indefectible in its hierarchical constitution Continuer à lire →

Lay Simony on Indolent Clergy

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34 Principle of Unity: “Unity in Faith, Liberty in Opinions, Charity in All thing”

The Solutions A Principle of Unity: “In fide unitas, in opiniis libertas, in omnibus caritas” (Unity in faith, liberty in opinions, charity in all thing) The instrument par excellence of unity of and in the Church is in practice the papacy. But because we do not have, for a certain—and Continuer à lire →