{"title":"Pope Francis","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"does-traditionis-custodes-pass-the-juridical-rationality-test","title":"Does 'Traditionis Custodes' Pass the Juridical Rationality Test?","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eOr purchase locally in\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/aroucapress.com\/our-books\/os-justi-studies\/disputed-questions\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/aroucapress.com\/our-books\/os-justi-studies\/disputed-questions\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCanada\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand the\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca data-mce-fragment=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/lms.org.uk\/product\/disputed-questions-papal-infallibility\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/lms.org.uk\/product\/disputed-questions-papal-infallibility\"\u003eUK\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe inaccuracies, difficulties of interpretation, and problems in concrete application of Pope Francis’s motu proprio \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTraditionis Custodes\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003elimiting the traditional Latin Mass\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ehave raised numerous questions. 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The autocratic regime of Pope Francis has rekindled centuries-old debates on the nature and limits of a pope’s authority over his brother bishops in the apostolic college and his solemn obligations to them as the servant of the servants of God.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSome theologians maintain that a pope, though he calls certain men to undertake the episcopal burden, must respect the office of the successors of the apostles whom Christ the Lord constitutes true shepherds in the Church; he exercises a power of jurisdiction that is \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e\u003cem\u003esupreme\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ebut not originative or exclusive. Others claim that a pope has an all but unlimited authority to appoint, control, and dismiss bishops as he pleases: he holds the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003etotality\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eof jurisdictional power \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003ein himself\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, with all episcopal jurisdiction deriving immediately and personally from him. Each of these views has its notable defenders; even popes and councils seem to express divergent positions. Much depends on which one of these views is true—and which prevails in the long run.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn anthology of the best new writing on these controversial topics, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eUnresolved Tensions \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003eoffers its readers an illuminating perspective on historic events and a keen analysis of current ecclesiological realities.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Os Justi Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":41063834681442,"sku":"","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":41063834714210,"sku":"","price":29.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"eBook","offer_id":41063834746978,"sku":null,"price":9.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0566\/1353\/5842\/files\/unresolvedtensions.jpg?v=1714192745"},{"product_id":"a-shepherd-solicitous-for-the-whole-church","title":"A Shepherd Solicitous for the Whole Church","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe title of this book alludes to \u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eLumen Gentium \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eno. 23: “Each [individual bishop], as a member of the episcopal college and legitimate successor of the apostles, is obliged by Christ’s institution and command to be solicitous for the whole Church, and this solicitude, though it is not exercised by an act of jurisdiction, contributes greatly to the advantage of the universal Church.” No more perfect words can be found to describe the life and work of Bishop Athanasius Schneider, whose mind is held captive by Christ and whose heart goes out to “all the churches” (cf. 2 Cor 10:5, 11:28).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOver the years, Bishop Schneider has granted many illuminating interviews that serve as beacons for the storm-tossed faithful. This present volume collects seven of them: the substantial interview conducted with His Excellency by the Hungarian theologian Dániel Fülep in Kazakhstan in July 2018, plus six others dating from between 2015 and 2023. In wide-ranging exchanges, we hear Bishop Schneider reflecting on \u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eversus populum\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e, the validity of the new sacramental rites, celibacy, patriarchy, women’s ordination, papal elections, papolatry, \u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eAmoris Laetitia\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e, La Salette, the conversion of Russia, the European Union, migration, Islam, the conversion of the Jews, Freemasonry,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e modernism, \u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eaggiornamento\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e, the SSPX, the Neocatechumenal Way, praying the Rosary during Mass, Pius X’s reform of the breviary, episcopal conferences, and much else besides. We stumble across delightful revelations: how the bishop’s little book \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eDominus Est\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/span\u003echanged the Vatican’s liturgical policy; how, after a lapse of 27 years, he was able to visit the priest, then 86 years old, who had given him his First Communion—and who then humbly served his Mass like an altar boy; the Soviet propaganda songs he had to learn as a child; why he chose “Kyrie eleison” as his episcopal motto.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn these edifying pages we hear, again and again, the voice of a good shepherd who is truly and ardently solicitous for the whole Church.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Os Justi Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":41234835701858,"sku":"","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":41234835734626,"sku":"","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"eBook","offer_id":41234835767394,"sku":null,"price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0566\/1353\/5842\/files\/schneider_596deb6d-71c2-4271-ad17-7af1edd19bfe.jpg?v=1718815298"},{"product_id":"disastrous-pontificate-grigio","title":"The Disastrous Pontificate","description":"\u003carticle\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"docx_default\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eDue to high volume of demand, customers may experience short delays in the shipping of this book. Thank you for your patience.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"docx_default\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNine years into Pope Francis’ reign on the throne of St. Peter, one of his closest collaborators anonymously circulated a memorandum among fellow cardinals that delivered a stark \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"de-DE\"\u003everdict: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCommentators of every school…agree that this pontificate is a disaster in many or most respects; a catastrophe.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"fr-FR\"\u003eThe critique\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e focused on the pontiff's undermining of the Church’s bedrock of magisterial clarity and consistency, supplanting the time-honored maxim \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"it-IT\"\u003eRoma locuta, causa finita est\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRome has spoken; the case is closed\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e—with a prevailing ethos of erroneous teaching and\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"es-ES_tradnl\"\u003e ambiguity: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"it-IT\"\u003eRoma loquitur\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"it-IT\"\u003e, c\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"it-IT\"\u003eonfusio augetur\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRome speaks; confusion grows.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn a time when the Deposit of Faith demands unwavering guardianship, this book stands as a solemn act of fidelity to the apostolic charge on all the faithful: to preserve the integrity of faith and morals for the sake of the salvation of souls. Spanning the breadth of sacred \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"fr-FR\"\u003edoctrine\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eit rigorously juxtaposes the teachings of Pope Francis with Sacred Scripture, Sacred Tradition, and the perennial Magisterium.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"docx_default\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePRAISE FOR THIS BOOK\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“The catastrophic turmoil the Catholic Church experienced from 2013 to 2025 is directly attributable to things Pope Francis said and did. This important book sets forth in careful detail Pope Francis’ specific statements and decisions that contradict Catholic doctrine and conflict with the perennial practice of the Church.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—The Rev. Gerald E. Murray, J.C.D.,\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003ePastor, St. Joseph Church, New York, NY\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“It is possible for popes to teach in a misleading or even erroneous way when not speaking \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eex cathedra\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Although this is extremely rare in Church history, it has happened in a handful of cases…. As this book demonstrates, Pope Francis clearly outdid them in the number and gravity of his problematic statements and actions. One does not have to agree with everything in the book (and I don’t) in order to see the force of its cumulative case.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e—\u003cstrong\u003eEdward Feser\u003c\/strong\u003e,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Professor of Philosophy, Pasadena City College\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“This comprehensive study clearly shows that the pontificate of the late Pope Francis generated a great deal of confusion throughout various areas of Church teaching…. I heartily recommend this work for its clarity and the strength of its arguments.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Eduardo Echeverria\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ePope Francis: The Legacy of Vatican II\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“A full-scale, dispassionately clinical analysis of Bergoglio’s rule, identifying through the entire pontificate countless divergences from Catholic truth\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—John Rist\u003c\/strong\u003e,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eInfallibility, Integrity and Obedience: The Papacy and the Roman Catholic Church, 1848–2023\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Not a few Catholics viewed the many troubling pronouncements of Pope Francis as merely ambiguous, imprecise, or poorly translated. Grave though such deficiencies would be, readers of this book will discover—sorrowfully—that the reality is far more serious…. This volume will prove indispensable to the future pontiff and council tasked\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewith restoring what has been compromised…. Every page of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Disastrous Pontificate\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003ereveals an author of manifest fidelity, animated by profound love for Christ and His Church, and endowed with theological erudition.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Michael Sirilla\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Professor of Systematic and Dogmatic Theology, Franciscan University of Steubenville\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“This remarkable book is both exhaustive and exhausting. Exhaustive, in that it records, explains, and provides refutation for every misstep and misstatement made by Pope Francis. Exhausting, because there is so very much material to cover. Here in one massive volume is a thorough catalogue of the ways in which the late Pontiff confused the faithful, along with a defense of the truths he undermined.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Philip F. Lawler\u003c\/strong\u003e,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eLost Shepherd: How Pope Francis Is Misleading His Flock\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Meticulous, dispassionate, and charitable, this book bears invaluable witness to what has certainly been the most disastrous pontificate, from the doctrinal point of view, in the entire history of the Catholic Church.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Claudio Pierantoni\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eformer Professor of Medieval Philosophy, University of Chile\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“This book demonstrates without a shadow of a doubt the sharp contradiction between Francis’s teachings and those of the Gospels, the authentic Magisterium of the Church, and the greatest Popes and theologians of the past.” \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Dr. Josef Seifert\u003c\/strong\u003e,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e president emeritus of the John Paul II Academy for Human Life and the Family\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003cfooter\u003e\u003c\/footer\u003e","brand":"Os Justi Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":42298896842850,"sku":null,"price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":42298896875618,"sku":null,"price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"eBook","offer_id":42298896908386,"sku":null,"price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0566\/1353\/5842\/files\/disastrouspontificate.jpg?v=1762537203"}],"url":"https:\/\/osjustipress.com\/collections\/pope-francis.oembed","provider":"Os Justi Press","version":"1.0","type":"link"}