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Edward Feser: The Pope Teaches Error on the Death Penalty
Michael Lofton reviews Edward Feser’s claim that the pope has taught error about the death penalty in Dignitas Infinita. He then shows how Pope Francis’ words can be harmonized with the words of his predecessors and also addresses the question of public dissent.
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My New Course on the Magisterium with Catholic Polytechnic University
Michael Lofton explains what his new course with Catholic Polytechnic University is about and breaks the news that he will begin a career as a professor in addition to a content creator.
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Vatican Human Dignity Document (Dignitas Infinita) EXPLAINED
Michael Lofton covers the new document from the Vatican Dignitas Infinita about human dignity. It covers topics like abortion, surrogacy, transgenderism, sex surgeries, euthanasia and much more! He also covers the press release by Cardinal Fernandez given upon release of the document.
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What Are the Organs of Tradition?
Michael Lofton continues to examine Tanquerey’s Manual of Dogmatic Theology and covers his section on the organs of Catholic Tradition.
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What Are the Limits of the Papacy? w/ Jonathan Prejean
Michael Lofton interviews Jonathan Prejean on his perspective concerning papal authority vs. private acts of the pope.
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Hyperpapalism, Papal Maximalism and Papal Minimalism
Michael Lofton explores the various definitions that people have offered for terms like hyperpapalism, papal maximalism and papal minimalism and then examines which, if any of these options, is the church’s position.
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New Vatican Document Against Liturgical Abuse!
Michael Lofton examines the new document by the Vatican that denounces liturgical abuses and explains how they can be avoided in the future.
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Canon 212 Does NOT Allow for Public Dissent
Michael Lofton examines Canon 212 from the Code of Canon Law and considers whether it allows for public dissent of magisterial teachings. He also considers Donum Veritatis, Lumen Gentium 37 and a papal allocution from Pope Pius XII that directly touch on the concept of expressing one’s opinion in public.
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A Response to Dr. John Joy: Is There a Charism of Infallible Safety?
I have long admired Dr. John Joy’s work on the Magisterium of the Catholic Church. For instance, his doctoral dissertation On the Ordinary and Extraordinary Magisterium from Joseph Kleutgen to the Second Vatican Council published by Aschendorff Verlag is a work I still highly recommend to all students of the magisterium. For this reason, I…
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Public Dissent Against the Church: Repeating the Same Mistakes
Public Dissent Against the Church: Repeating the Same Mistakes
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Donum Veritatis (Read by Benjamin A.C.)
Benjamin A.C. reads Donum Veritatis (Instruction on the Ecclesial Vocation of the Theologian) from the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Fatih. This document is crucial for understanding the magisterium and knowing our obligations to its teachings. The document is available here: https://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/congregations/cfaith/documents/rc_con_cfaith_doc_19900524_theologian-vocation_en.html
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Doctrinal Commentary on the Profession of Faith (Read by Benjamin A.C.)
Benjamin A.C. reads the doctrinal commentary on the concluding formula of the profession of faith by the congregation for the doctrine of the faith!
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Vatican II and Religious Liberty w/ Professor Michael Dunnigan
Professor Michael Dunnigan addresses the question of religious liberty in the pre-conciliar popes and compares it to the Second Vatican Council. He demonstrates how to apply the hermeneutic of continuity and show that the popes and the council were not diametrically opposed but can be harmonized.
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Did Dr. Ed Feser Just Refute Me? | The Michael Lofton Show
Michael Lofton engages Dr. Ed Feser’s blog post entitled “Lofton’s YouTube straw man.” He critiques Feser’s response concerning the Catholic magisterium and also addresses the defamatory comments he made.
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Tradition, Culture and the Papacy w/ Michael Lofton
Michael Lofton gives an interview to the Logos Podcast and discusses questions related to the relationship between Sacred Tradition and the papacy.
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