“ He is an anti-pope because Benedict XVI did not validly renounce the Papal office as required by Canon Law – the most recent 1983 version
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Narcissism in the Priesthood
“This article (by a Roman Catholic deacon and professor of philosophy) shares some indicators of clerical narcissism. While none of the these are conclusive on their
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Popes “Ultimately, what Benedict proposes regarding his ongoing Petrine status is, to use his words, audacious and violent. And if Benedict is objectively wrong, then when
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“No one said validly elected popes can’t be in error or even substantial error, as Canon 188 so plainly contemplates when it says: “A resignation made out
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“When Pope Benedict attempted to resign a portion of the Papacy, he made an effort to distinguish between a Papal office (Munus) and ministry (Ministerium).
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Substantial Error Does One Stay Pope Forever? In practice, Benedict XVI distinguished between the munus and the officium, that is, between the function and the exercise of the