Virtus In Medio Stat

Fr. Cekada's Article I've always been intrigued by the sedevacantist mythology. There's something appealing about the conspiracy theory tone of it. Then again, this can be said to a greater or lesser extent of the entire right-of-conservative-Catholic circles which I am well familiar with. I've enjoyed many of Fr. Anthony Cekada 's (right) presentations as well as what I've read of Work of Human Hands , his critique of the variable parts of the Paul VI liturgy. With the advent, or near advent, of the new book by authors John Salza and Robert Siscoe , True or False Pope , the sedevacantist establishment is in a buzz. Maybe they are scared of what this book has to offer. Maybe they are excited that their obscure communities will get some attention again and maybe get fresh converts. Maybe they are honestly excited to see if Siscoe and Salza have something new to offer for their evaluation and critique. Considering the book has yet to be released (first shipm...

This morning I was able to listen to a debate entitled  The Church and the Modern University: Who's the Real Enemy of Science? - Robert Sungenis vs David Pence. You can purchase the debate here . I just wanted to offer a few reactions. I know it will be argued that I am biased on this topic, and I am. However, as I point out below, I was not always a geocentrist. I have come to accept the position over time. In any case, as far as debates go, clearly, Dr. Pence was ill-prepared for this debate and possibly presumed he would easily win over his home-court fans in the audience with his preceding reputation, his entertaining jokes, presentation style, and generalizations on Church teaching as well as logical fallacies towards Sungenis by equating his position with atheists and protestants. Pence's case, if it could be distilled is: We are in the 21st century and no modern pope or cleric believes or teaches that the Earth is the center of the universe, besides, look at the o...