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Eastern Orthodox scholar Marcus Plested has done much work in correcting historical errors that have been a cause of dispute between Catholics and Eastern Orthodox. Surprisingly, he has noted that there was a positive reception and influence of Augustine in the work of Gregory Palamas. He writes: Reinhard Flogaus and John Demetracopoulos have separately put […]
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Cardinal Sarah is an extremely well-read and insightful prelate, who has displayed his brilliance in books like The Power of Silence and God or Nothing. He was born in northern Guinea, which as of 2020 has an average IQ of 67.[1] Yet, he is a man who speaks three languages fluently, has degrees in theology […]
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Basil “But the divine nature is too exalted to be perceived as objects of enquiry are perceived, and about things which are beyond our knowledge we reason on probable evidence. We are therefore of necessity guided in the investigation of the divine nature by its operations.” “The operations are various, and the essence simple, but […]
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Dietrich von Hildebrand, the great Catholic philosopher and theologian, was one of the earliest and most vocal defenders of Pope St. Paul VI’s encyclical Humane Vitae. Hildebrand provides a coherent defense of natural family planning and condemnation of contraception in his book, The Encyclical Humanae Vitae: A Sign of Contradiction: An Essay on Birth Control […]
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In his extensively documented book, The Jewish Century, New Edition, Yuri Slezkine lists in great detail the disproportionate success of Jews in nineteenth-century Russia in the economic sphere. Whether it be banking, financing, railroads, or the oil industry, Jews were able to excel in these business areas, even while being treated as strangers to the […]
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As proof of the ambiguity of the conciliar documents, Romano Amerio in Iota Unum cites Edward Schillebeeckx, who is quoted as saying: “We will express it in a diplomatic way, but after the council we will draw out the implicit conclusions.”[1] Supposedly this quote proves, that since Schillebeeckx was involved in the drafting of the […]
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Propaganda efforts have been made to condemn the Vatican in relation to the crimes of the Ustashe, going so far as to claim the Vatican was complicit in these crimes against humanity. Professor Ronald Rychlak’s research set the record straight: Croatia came into being during the war. On March 25, 1941, Italy, Germany, and Yugoslavia […]
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Clement of Alexandria “Because of its divine institution for the propagation of man, the seed is not to be vainly ejaculated, nor is it to be damaged, nor is it to be wasted. To have coitus other than to procreate children is to do injury to nature.”[1] Hippolytus “On account of their prominent ancestry and […]
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Pope Pius XI gave a defense of the traditional understanding of the sin of Onan through St. Augustine, a source he cites approvingly: 53. And now, Venerable Brethren, we shall explain in detail the evils opposed to each of the benefits of matrimony. First consideration is due to the offspring, which many have the boldness […]
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