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A Profession of Faith in the Papacy

Tradition and Sanity

On this feast of Saints Peter and Paul—two of my personal patrons (as my confirmation name is Paul, deliberately after the apostle)—I would like to address, in a public and formal way, various accusations that have been leveled at me over the years by people who have not read my work with any care and who therefore grossly err in their opinion of what I actually hold as a Catholic. I say the following not so much for their benefit, as they often do not seem to care whether or not they are correct and in fact would prefer to continue thinking the worst, as for the benefit of the very many readers of good will who may genuinely wonder about where I stand on various issues. I have been accused, inter alia, of being a sedevacantist, refusing submission to the Roman Pontiff, asserting that Francis fell from his office due to heresy, and rejecting the teaching of Pastor Aeternus of Vatican I. These issues I will now take up. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.traditionsanity.com/subscribe