Tag Archives: Magisterium

What Sort of Catholic Church?

Sandro Magister has written a new article — The Defenders of Tradition Want the Infallible Church Back.  He bases his observations on a newly-published book by the Italian philosopher Romano Amerio, who was also a Catholic traditionalist and critic of … Continue reading

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Solid Rock or Stumbling Block?

Fr. Samuel Edwards, SSM, Vicar of St. Peter's Anglican Church in Waynesville, NC (a mission of the Diocese of the Eastern United States of ACA/TAC) has written to commend his latest piece, a consideration of the Petrine Ministry in the … Continue reading

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Gleanings from the Catechism III

The Interpretation of the Heritage of the Faith The apostles entrusted the "Sacred deposit" of the faith (the depositum fidei), contained in Sacred Scripture and Tradition, to the whole of the Church.  "By adhering to [this heritage] the entire holy … Continue reading

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Complete Fidelity to the Church’s Magisterium

On Friday, the Holy Father addressed the bishops of Scotland at the conclusion of their ad limina visit.  In a terms reminiscent of his address to the bishops of England and Wales just four days before, Pope Benedict XVI exhorted … Continue reading

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A Quick Note on Papal Infallibility

Here is a succinct and recent article – http://www.catholic.com/library/Papal_Infallibility.asp Keeping this as simple as possible, we find that the Pope to the Church is like a rudder to a boat. When we look at what is happening in the Anglican … Continue reading

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