The story of John XXII: A revisionist hoax
When history isn’t on one’s side, there are two options: Either revise one’s opinion to reflect reality or revise the history.
Roberto de Mattei Archive
Two Pope Johns: Both wrong, only one mistaken
Last week, I posted commentary on Taylor Marshall’s interview of Christopher Ferrara, wherein the latter stated: If a pope teaches something that’s wrong, well, all that proves is that we have a pope who made a mistake. Whoever said the popes don’t make …
The Francis effect: Intelligent men denying reality
Catholic Family News has published a transcript of Dr. Roberto de Mattei’s talk as given on April 7, 2018 at the CFN Conference; writer Stephen Kokx provided an overview of the same at LifeSite News. Here, I will touch on some of the …
Spreading the Fatima Message: It’s time for a reorientation
On 27 March, Professor Roberto de Mattei delivered an address in Washington, D.C., on the 100th anniversary of Our Lady’s appearance at Fatima. The complete text of the address has been published at Rorate Caeli and it is well worth reading in full …
Amoris Laetitia: A revolution in language
In a recent article (available in English at Rorate Caeli), Professor Roberto de Mattei set about placing the current ecclesial crisis, in particular as exemplified by Amoris Laetitia, in context relative to other tumultuous periods in the Church’s history. All in all, it’s …