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April 15, 2024 (Steven O’Reilly) – [Updated 4/17/2024] This will be my second article covering the recent debate on Benepapism between Matt Gaspers and Dr. Edmund Mazza. My first article addressed Dr. Mazza’s blatant ad hominem attack on me during the course of that debate (see A Reply to an Ad Hominem), and his employment … More Dr. Mazza, PH.D., and Universal Acceptance: Another Failed Argument
April 5, 2024 (Steven O’Reilly) – Pope Francis has recently made some odd comments about the 2005 papal conclave which elected Cardinal Ratzinger as Pope Benedict XVI. In that conclave, reporting has long suggested that Francis, as then Cardinal Bergoglio had received the second largest number of votes in the conclave, at one point reaching … More Thoughts on Bergoglio and the 2005 Conclave
April 3, 2024 (Steven O’Reilly) – Recently, Matt Gaspers and Dr. Mazza debated on Restoring the Faith. By way of background, in February and March of 2024, Mr. Gaspers wrote a series of articles in Catholic Family News defending the validity of the resignation of Benedict XVI, and the validity of the election of Pope … More A Reply to an Ad Hominem
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