Gloria.TV Interviews Robert Siscoe and John Salza about their New Book, "True or False Pope?"
Gloria TV Interviews John Salza and Robert Siscoe on their book “True Or False Pope?” www.trueorfalsepope.com Gloria.tv: Your book deals with the subject of Sedevacantism. Can you begin by explaining …More
Gloria TV Interviews John Salza and Robert Siscoe on their book
“True Or False Pope?”
www.trueorfalsepope.com
Gloria.tv: Your book deals with the subject of Sedevacantism. Can you begin by explaining what is meant by this term?
Siscoe/Salza: The term Sedevacantism is derived from the Latin phrase sede vacante, which essentially means “the seat is vacant.” The Sedevacantists reject the legitimacy of the last six Popes (some reject centuries of Popes) and therefore hold that the Papal See (sede) has been vacant (vacante) for at least the past six decades.
What is the principle error of the Sedevacantist thesis?
Siscoe/Salza: The principle error is the rejection of the legitimacy of the lawfully elected successors to St. Peter, by an act of private judgment. They claim that the recent Popes have all be false Popes.
In the book, you mention a second fundamental error of Sedevacantism. Can you explain this? Siscoe/Salza: The second error which follows almost immediately from the first (and …More
“True Or False Pope?”
www.trueorfalsepope.com
Gloria.tv: Your book deals with the subject of Sedevacantism. Can you begin by explaining what is meant by this term?
Siscoe/Salza: The term Sedevacantism is derived from the Latin phrase sede vacante, which essentially means “the seat is vacant.” The Sedevacantists reject the legitimacy of the last six Popes (some reject centuries of Popes) and therefore hold that the Papal See (sede) has been vacant (vacante) for at least the past six decades.
What is the principle error of the Sedevacantist thesis?
Siscoe/Salza: The principle error is the rejection of the legitimacy of the lawfully elected successors to St. Peter, by an act of private judgment. They claim that the recent Popes have all be false Popes.
In the book, you mention a second fundamental error of Sedevacantism. Can you explain this? Siscoe/Salza: The second error which follows almost immediately from the first (and …More
To VRS:
"For indeed the Church has the right, by divine law, to separate herself from an heretical pope. Consequently she has the right, by the same divine law, to use all means of themselves necessary for such separation, and the means that are ‘of themselves (per se) necessary’ are those that are legally able to prove such crime; but one cannot prove the crime legally unless there be a competent …More
To VRS:
"For indeed the Church has the right, by divine law, to separate herself from an heretical pope. Consequently she has the right, by the same divine law, to use all means of themselves necessary for such separation, and the means that are ‘of themselves (per se) necessary’ are those that are legally able to prove such crime; but one cannot prove the crime legally unless there be a competent judgment; and in such a grave matter as this, the only competent judgment is that of a general council. Because we are treating here with the Universal head of the Church, this pertains to the judgment of the universal Church, which is a General Council" (John of St. Thomas)
"For indeed the Church has the right, by divine law, to separate herself from an heretical pope. Consequently she has the right, by the same divine law, to use all means of themselves necessary for such separation, and the means that are ‘of themselves (per se) necessary’ are those that are legally able to prove such crime; but one cannot prove the crime legally unless there be a competent judgment; and in such a grave matter as this, the only competent judgment is that of a general council. Because we are treating here with the Universal head of the Church, this pertains to the judgment of the universal Church, which is a General Council" (John of St. Thomas)