Nicholas Owen

Magna Quaestio

Fact-Checking the "Pope Emeritus"

Benedict XVI's Brilliant Canonical Maneuver to Outwit the Anti-Church

More facts, just plain facts. Because the Catholic faith is built on facts – the Incarnation, the Resurrection, the Ascension – and if we pay attention to the facts, we will be able to hear what the Holy Spirit is saying to the churches (Rev 3:13).

May 19, 2026 | Source : Nicholas Owen's substack

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Benedict XVI’s Latin 'Mistakes' – and the Meaning of his "Great Decisio"

A Linguistic Analysis of the Words Actually Spoken by Benedict on February 11, 2013

For better or for worse, it remains the definitive moment for the Catholic Church of our time – the morning of February 11, 2013, when in the presence of the Cardinals gathered for the Consistory Benedict XVI unexpectedly began reading aloud in Latin a document simply called Declaratio. The consequences of that utterance have been and still are enormous.

May 6, 2026 | Source : Nicholas Owen's substack