Coming to Realize the Seat of Rome must be Empty. After witnessing the constant scandal and heresy pushed by this so-called Magisterium, I cannot help but see that the Holy Spirit is not at work in the Vatican 2 sect. . . April Fools! Long live Pope Francis!

Part 3: Moral Epistemology. — In our first installment, we looked at how to understand the term ‘good’ as an evaluating term that refers to some member of a kind k, such that they are acting in accord with their kind’s relevant properties to a certain degree. As social beings, the relevant property is that…

Part 2: The Logic and Metaphysics of Normativity. — Normative properties do not tell us how things in the world are, rather — if they exist — tell us about how things in the world ought to be. We have certain expectations about things in the world, and not just in the realm of morality. We have a natural…

Part 1: The Grammar of Goodness. — Eudaemonist account of goodness consists of doing what is good for us because through it we learn to flourish and live lives of happiness. This requires further fleshing out, but before I do, the word “good” first needs to be fleshed out grammatically. This is the first topic I will…

[1] Joseph Tixeront, Holy Orders and Ordination; A Study in the History of Dogma, p. 320. Link [2] Ludwig Ott, Fundamentals of Catholic Dogma, p. 10. Link [3] Ibid. [4] Summa Theologia III Supplement, Question 35, Article 5. Link [5] Summa Theologia III Supplement, Question 40, Article 5. Link [6] Pope Paul VI, Lumen Gentium, Para 20, Link [7] Ibid, 22 [8] Translation by John Daly, in his refutation of Michael Davies. See Michael Davies — An Evaluation, p. 339, link. Daly also cites Theologia Moralis, Book 6, n. 738 for St. Alphonsus Liguori’s opinion.

Sources for Opening Video — [1] Saepius Officio, 32 Link [2] Apostolicae Curae, paragraph 25 [3] Vaughn, Vindication Of The Bull Apostolicae Curae, page 45 [4] Pope Paul VI, The decree On The Ministry And Life Of Priests; Presbyterorum Ordinis, Para. 7. [5] Therefore He chose us twelve, the first who believed in Him, whom…

Fortunate Mistake — For God judged it better to bring good out of evil than not to permit any evil to exist — Saint Augustine (Enchiridion On Faith, Hope, and Love, Chapter VIII). God, as all-powerful as he is with no moral obligation to allow any evil, decided it was better to bring…

A Response To Apologia Anglicana — Christian Wagner, the writer behind, Apologia Anglicana (an online blog) has come forward with what I consider to be a very interesting argument against the harmoniousness of the Council of Trent and the Second Vatican Council. Christian argues that because the Council of Trent rules, If anyone saith, that the…

A Feature or a Bug? — A couple days ago, I was honored to be given a chance to speak to the Muslims at the Exploring Answers Podcast; and their audience. The topic was on the Logical Problem of the Trinity. It’s a project that I’ve decided to take more time to study. The issue can…