On Crushing Anxiety
“Anxiety is an emotion characterized by feelings of tension, worried thoughts, and physical changes like increased blood pressure.” That’s the American Psychological Association’s definition. It’s serviceable, I guess. For too many people, when they experience anxiety, it feels much more visceral, distracting, and overall much more acute than the official definition. Like a heart pang […]
The Faked Death of Francis, the Status of Viganò, the Secret Attempt on Benedict XVI’s Life, and the Vatican Petition: A Blockbuster Conversation with Andrea Cionci
Here are some basic numbers on the investigation carried out by Italian journalist Andrea Cionci: four years’ worth of contributions to Italian national newspapers; 900 web articles; 1000 podcasts; the book The Ratzinger Code, which has sold over 20,500 copies and translated into five languages and winner of two journalistic awards; 132 lectures by the […]
Did Pope Benedict XVI know he resigned invalidly?
An interview with Andrea Cionci, author of The Ratzinger Code. PC: Thank you for taking the time to have a chat with me: after too long a delay, here we are. For my readers in America and the English-speaking Catholic around the world who may not know you, please introduce yourself. Tell me a little […]
His Holiness Benedict’s Declaratio and the Myth of Substantial Error – Part V
His Holiness Benedict XVI’s Declaratio and the Myth of “Substantial Error” Part V By Estefanía Acosta This is Part V, the final installment of the analyses and arguments against the “substantial error” theory held by Prof. Edmund Mazza, Ann Barnhardt, Mark Docherty and a few others. The author is Estefanía Acosta of Medellin, Colombia, whose […]
His Holiness Benedict’s Declaratio and the Myth of Substantial Error – Part IV
His Holiness Benedict XVI’s Declaratio and the Myth of “Substantial Error” Part IV By Estefanía Acosta This is Part IV of a five-part series by Estefanía Acosta, the Colombia attorney who wrote the definitive guide to understanding the evidence that Pope Benedict XVI is to this day the true Pontiff of the Church: Benedict […]
His Holiness Benedict’s Declaratio and the Myth of Substantial Error – Part III
His Holiness Benedict XVI’s Declaratio and the Myth of “Substantial Error” Part III This is Part III of a five-part series by Colombian attorney and author Estefanía Acosta. Here she dissects the “Substantial Error theory” as propounded more recently by Prof. Ed Mazza, about which I interviewed him here in Episode 248. Acosta […]
His Holiness Benedict XVI’s Declaratio and the Myth of “Substantial Error”: Part II
His Holiness Benedict XVI’s Declaratio and the Myth of “Substantial Error” Part II In this second of a special five-part series hosted by Patrick Coffin Media, Colombian lawyer Estefanía Acosta addresses the arguments and presuppositions of blogger Ann Barnhardt, who was one of the very first American Catholic commentators to expose the suspicious […]
His Holiness Benedict XVI’s Declaratio and the Myth of “Substantial Error”: Part I
His Holiness Benedict XVI’s Declaratio and the Myth of “Substantial Error” Part I Estefanía Acosta, Colombian attorney and leader in the “Benedict is Pope” (BiP) movement, has written a meticulously detailed five-part series refuting the “Substantial Error” theory suggested by Ann Barnhardt, Mark Docherty, and my friend Prof. Ed Mazza. I am honored […]
Answers to Mark Docherty’s Four Questions About What Pope Benedict XVI Did On February 11, 2013
Answers to Mark Docherty’s Four Questions About What Pope Benedict XVI Did On February 11, 2013 By Patrick Coffin Finally, I am getting around to replying to Mark Docherty over at https://nonvenipacem.com, who literally begged me to do so on Twitter. So, in homage to Strunk and White’s maxim to omit needless words, and grateful […]
Letter to Cardinal Müller
Letter to Cardinal Müller: help us understand why “the pope is Francis” and not Benedict XVI Last week, German Cardinal Gerhard Müller, former prefect of the Congregation of the Faith, did an interview on the German website, Kath.net, and reported on Marco Tosatti’s blog. In that interview, he gave assurances to his readers that “the […]