The Supreme Pontiff and the supreme power to judge, under the yoke of the dictatorship of relativism

Posted on August 28, 2015 by EN - Denzinger Bergoglio in Uncategorized and tagged Benedict XVI, Catechism of the Catholic Church, Code of Canon Law, Dogma, Ecclesiology, Family, Innocent I, Moral, Sacred Scripture, Saint Alphonsus de Ligouri, Saint Augustine, Saint Bonaventure, Saint John Chrysostom, Saint Thomas Aquinas, Vatican Council I, Vatican Council II.

Ever since antiquity, every time that men get together in societies, the power of judgment has always been attributed to people or groups qualified in order to judge issues and infractions that tend to arise within human interaction. In the Old Testament, Moses determined that wise, intelligent and experienced men be elected among the people in order to guide and judge the tribes in their concerns and controversies, for alone, he could not continue (Deut 1:12-1). Continue Reading

Pope Francis’ (mis)citations of Saint Thomas Aquinas

Posted on August 27, 2015 by EN - Denzinger Bergoglio in Uncategorized and tagged Benedict XVI, Code of Canon Law, John Paul II, Law, Moral, Saint Thomas Aquinas.

‘A text taken out of context is often a pretext’ the saying goes…As we know, an author’s words may easily be manipulated when only partially quoted. It’s possible, in such cases, to give it a totally new meaning or even a meaning opposite to the original.Continue Reading

Laudato si’ (II): what Francis forgot

Posted on August 20, 2015 by EN - Denzinger Bergoglio in Uncategorized and tagged Benedict XVI, Catechism of the Catholic Church, Congregation for the Clergy, Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Gregory XVI, John Paul II, Leo XIII, Paul VI, Pius IX, Pius X, Pius XI, Pius XII, Pontifical Council for Culture, Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue, Sacred Scripture, Saint Augustine, Saint Bonaventure, Saint Irenaeus of Lyon, Saint John Chrysostom, Saint Thomas Aquinas, Social Doctrine of the Church, Vatican Council I, Vatican Council II.

Advertizing, news, social networks…we are bombarded on all sides by information…But the information we receive is often contradictory. Who should we listen to? What path should we follow? Where is the real truth to be found?Continue Reading

We are all equal – everyone! But this equality is not acknowledged and society is unjust

Posted on August 6, 2015 by EN - Denzinger Bergoglio in Uncategorized and tagged Benedict XVI, Catechism of the Catholic Church, John Paul II, John XXIII, Leo XIII, Philosophy, Pius X, Pius XI, Pius XII, Sacred Scripture, Saint Catherine of Siena, Saint Thomas Aquinas.

‘You will be like gods’ (Gen 3:5). When Eve fell into the temptation proposed by the serpent in the Garden of Eden, there were immediate and disastrous consequences for our first parents: expulsion from Paradise, loss of supernatural and preternatural gifts, and a life of suffering. Continue Reading

Are souls punished with annihilation?

Posted on August 5, 2015 by EN - Denzinger Bergoglio in Uncategorized and tagged Benedict XII, Benedict XVI, Catechism of the Catholic Church, Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Council of Toledo (693), Death, Eschatology, Innocent III, John Paul II, Lateran Council IV, Lateran Council V, Leo XIII, Paul VI, Pius XII, Saint Leo the Great, Saint Thomas Aquinas, The Formula called the ‘Faith of Damasus’, Vatican Council II.

What will happen to us after death? Where will we all go? This is one of the great interrogations of all human beings, whether Christians or not. Throughout history, the answer to these questions has often been sought in a manner that doesn’t demand a rigorous moral attitude that is coherent with the belief in an eternal life and a infinite God who rewards and chastises….Continue Reading

God’s omnipotence, natural evolution and magicians

Posted on August 4, 2015 by EN - Denzinger Bergoglio in Uncategorized and tagged Benedict XVI, Catechism of the Catholic Church, Catechism of Trent, God, John Paul II, Pius XII, Saint Irenaeus of Lyon, Saint John Chrysostom, Saint Thomas Aquinas, Synod of Constantinople, Vatican Council I.

‘I believe in God the Father Almighty…’ That’s how the Creed starts, that’s how we pray it every day, that’s what Christians believe, basing our conviction on Revelation.Continue Reading

Are all religions equal since we need to respect all religions?

Posted on July 29, 2015 by EN - Denzinger Bergoglio in Uncategorized and tagged Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Ecumenism, John XXIII, Leo XIII, Pius IX, Pius XI, Sacred Scripture, Saint Augustine, Saint Cyprian of Carthage, Saint Justin of Rome, Saint Leo the Great, Saint Thomas Aquinas.

Recently, it has become common to hear affirmations regarding the right to religious liberty that end up confusing diverse concepts such that it seems to indicate an almost obligatory religious pluralism that intends to put all religions – Christian or non-Christian – on the same level. Continue Reading

Jesus did not multiply the loaves, but only indicated that it was necessary to distribute our goods?

Posted on July 28, 2015 by EN - Denzinger Bergoglio in Others and tagged Catechism of the Catholic Church, Exegesis, John Paul II, John XXIII, Leo XIII, loaves, Others, Pius X, Pontifical Biblical Commission, Sacred Scripture, Saint Ambrose, Saint Augustine, Saint Irenaeus of Lyon, Saint John Chrysostom, Saint Thomas Aquinas, Vatican Council I, Vatican Council II.

It’s probable that many of our readers received their catechism classes during the turbulent years of the 70’s, and may have heard, wide-eyed and scandalized, that the well-known miracle of the multiplication of the loaves – transmitted in the Gospel – was nothing more than a metaphor to symbolize the power of sharing with others. It was a time in which many things in the Church were re-interpreted by some…and much innocence was lost.Continue Reading

The privileged place for the encounter with Jesus Christ is our sins?

Posted on July 17, 2015 by EN - Denzinger Bergoglio in Uncategorized and tagged Catechism of the Catholic Church, Catechism of Trent, Council of Trent, Dogma, Grace, John Paul II, Leo X, Leo XIII, Paul VI, Pius XII, Sacred Scripture, Saint Ambrose, Saint Anthony of Padua, Saint Augustine, Saint Basil the Great, Saint Cyprian of Carthage, Saint Gregory of Nyssa, Saint Irenaeus of Lyon, Saint John Chrysostom, Saint Thomas Aquinas.

When, to a pitcher of water, a tiny drop of poison has been added, no one would claim that it is suitable to drink. This is true also of our spiritual life, in which it is not justifiable to choose the path of mediocrity, establishing a compromise between the pure water of virtue and the poison of sin. Continue Reading

St. Augustine: Christ wouldn’t add good in ‘I am the good Shepherd,’ were there not bad shepherds. Where do good shepherds hear God’s voice?

Posted on July 10, 2015 by EN - Denzinger Bergoglio in Uncategorized and tagged Benedict XVI, Catechism of the Catholic Church, Catechism of Trent, Code of Canon Law, Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Dogma, Ecclesiology, John Paul I, John Paul II, Leo XIII, Paul VI, Pius X, Pius XI, Pius XII, Sacred Scripture, Saint Augustine, Saint Irenaeus of Lyon, Saint Thomas Aquinas, Vatican Council I, Vatican Council II.

It’s no novelty that the texts of Vatican Council II have often been manipulated with diverse intentions; consequently, it’s necessary to read them within their context and in light of the Magisterium, which has been guiding humanity for almost 2000 years.Continue Reading

Saint Thomas Aquinas