In an interview published by Italian journalist Andrea Tornielli of Vatican Insider on 27 December,…
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Playing down to the Bergoglian competition
Cardinal Raymond Burke, the most highly visible of the four cardinal-authors of the dubia, appears…

ANNOUNCING: Roman Rite Q&A
Several weeks ago, I posted an interview with one of the world’s foremost experts on…

BREAKING: Francis makes his pertinacity plain
In his Christmas Address to the Roman Curia delivered earlier today, Francis offered yet another…

Francis and the revolution against the Logos
In a January 2014 article for First Things, George Weigel shared the following vignette: At…

Dubiagate: New Year predictions
Three months ago today, the now-famous dubia wherein four high profile cardinals dared to ask…

Conley and Chaput: Horseshoes and hand grenades
Two American bishops, Charles Chaput of Philadelphia and James Conley of Lincoln, are getting high…

Point / Counterpoint 2: Verrecchio
First, a comment: These posts are growing in length as we proceed, but that is…

Point / Counterpoint 2: Robert Siscoe
By: Robert Siscoe I want to begin by thanking my friend Louie for his reply…

Deposing Francis: The clock ticking as the plot thickens
Just in case anyone happened to miss it; another important piece to the puzzling case…