Quo Primum: Could a Pope Change It?
QUESTION: During a recent argument with a Novus Ordo friend, she told me that (according to her priest) popes can change whatever they want, as long as it is not dogmatic. We were discussing “Quo...
View ArticleCan an Excommunicated Cardinal be Elected Pope?
QUESTION: The Constitution of Pope Pius XII that establishes the rules for a papal conclave says the following: “34. No Cardinal, by pretext or reason of any excommunication, suspension, in-terdict or...
View ArticleThe “Canonized” Mass and Abp. Lefebvre
QUESTION: In your Quidlibet article “Quo Primum: Could a Pope Change It?” I read your comment that a future pope after St. Pius V could, as a supreme legislator, abrogate this Bull. However, I still...
View ArticleAn Ex-Sede, the Motu Mass and Refusing Sacraments
A CASE TO RESOLVE: Father Romanus, a sedevacantist, is asked to offer Mass for and address a small gathering of traditionalists in another state. The topic of his address: Why one should not actively...
View ArticleInternet Masses: Spiritual Benefits
QUESTION: What benefits do I derive from watching the traditional Latin Mass on the internet? I know I don’t get the full benefit I would if I were there in person. RESPONSE: It is clear, based on the...
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