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That the Right to Elect the Roman Pontiff belongs to the Roman Church

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by Br. Alexis Bugnolo

FRANÇAIS — ITALIANO

Contra factum non est argumentum, as the Latin adage goes: that is, “Against a fact, there is no argument”.

If there is any Catholic who doubts that the Catholics of Rome have the right to elect their own bishop, they need not believe anything I say, they need only to open up any book about the election of the Popes, or in this case, even see the List of Popes over at Wikipedia, to confirm this.

Deny this, and you deny the Apostolic Succession in the See of Rome, and make every pope after Peter a fake. But if you do that, you are anathematized by Vatican I, which declared infallibly that there will always be successors of St. Peter at Rome, until the coming of the Lord.

So, to those who are are reading this or that section of the Papal Law, Universi Dominici Gregis, and understanding none of it, I make this reply.

Yes, there is a stricture in that law, that states that for the election of the Pope in a Conclave only Cardinal Electors can vote (n. 33). That stricture applies only to the manner of election in that Apostolic Constitution, for otherwise the Apostolic Succession would be in jeopardy. Indeed, in the final sentence of the preface, Pope John Paul states explicitly his intention, that the norms of the special law are to bind the Cardinals. He does not impose them on the whole Church.

Those who do not think so, are pretending that John Paul II or the scholars of jurisprudence who worked for more than 10 years on the new Code of Canon Law did not know about what happened in the Church for the previous 19 centuries, or how the Apostle Peter left this right to the whole Church.

For they pretend that John Paul II wants in all times and places, even outside of a conclave, that only Cardinal electors vote.

But if that were the case, then the enemies of God would only have to kill 120 men, to end the Apostolic Succession forever. — But, that would make the Gates of Hell prevail. Which is absurd.

So obviously neither the Pope nor his experts intended that.

Which means, that their argument is false.

And these experts show that this argument is false, because this stricture of n. 33 is placed in the special law UDG and not in canons 349 and 359, which regard the privileges of the College of Cardinals. By placing this in a special law, it removes the stricture from general application. And this is confirmed by canons 5 §1 and 5 §2, which affirms apostolic rights remain in force in special circumstances not provided for in law.

And this was necessary, because Canon Law depends upon Apostolic Right for its authority, not the other way around. Thus, no Pope can abolish anything in Apostolic Tradition, not even the right of the Roman Church to elect his successor.

And to the further argument, that in canon 349, it says the contrary, it is clear that that argument would be wrong, since the Latin says, that the election pertains to the College of Cardinals as to provide for it (provideat) according to norm (ad normam) of the special law on elections.  It does not say they enjoy this right per se or semper nor does it use a verb which signifies or connotes that they can obstruct the election by violating the norms of that special law. Indeed, someone who has the right to provide for something which is needed, does not have the right to deny that something when needed, because the right to provide is the right of a servant not of a lord. Otherwise, a mother who has the right to provide for her children’s supper could rightfully starve them to death by not providing for it, and a father who attempted to do so, when she was starving them, could not rightfully act. Which is horribly absurd.

So there are a lot of laymen out there who cannot read Latin or who have not studied law or history, who are saying foolish things. That they do not pause to think what will happen to the Church before they speak, is incredible, after the 10 years of savage attacks on the Faith and the Mass.

And for those who argue against n. 76, I have already replied in a footnote to my article, How John Paul II determined the election of Pope Benedict XVI’s successor.

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20 thoughts on “That the Right to Elect the Roman Pontiff belongs to the Roman Church”

  1. I’m Praying for A Miracle, Bro. Bugnolo! God bless your tireless efforts to save Holy Mother Church

    Have you heard from the thousands of people who attended the live rally in Rome when Benedict XVI was still alive? There were religious speakers at the rally, are they helping you to campaign for this legit election for a Pontiff by the Catholics of Rome?

    CATHOLICS OF ROME, GO ELECT THE SUCCESSOR OF BENEDICT XVI https://www.fromrome.info/2023/01/22/there-is-only-1-catholic-choice-left/#comment-58002

    Why Bergoglio is the Antichrist Pope Francis https://www.fromrome.info/2023/01/17/a-list-of-public-officials-who-are-attending-the-wef-forum-annual-meeting-2023/#comment-57721

  2. My observations from within is many are like guppies swimming downstream, even if they didn’t like the mask, they wore it. Even tho there was no Holy Water for blessing, they went in. Even tho they noticed there was no wine, they participated with glee, saying it wasn’t always part of our way of life, anyway. Even tho hand sanitizer took a prominence next to the Eucharist, they went along with it. Even tho they disliked these things, they went along to get along, signing in, happily putting their foreheads in front of wall thermometers instead of dipping fingers in Holy Water. They went along with it, the go along with it crowd, the community of going along to get along was afraid. Afraid to say no. Afraid to question. Afraid to disobey. So many good people caught going along with those who go along. Some angry. Some confused. Some resigned to the fact that the Church and the state have mixed in the direction of the state’s desires. Now they try to forget denying that they denied the power of God by bowing to Ceasar in Christ’s Home. I will never understand but I do understand getting people to follow cannon law might be a challenge now. I pray for you, brother, and I thank you for your fidelity to Christ the King, and God’s providence in the Church, and in the world. Those of us lay people who go to Mass for only Jesus can hear you.

    2. The head thermometer is a training for those slaves who will have the mark of the beast on their foreheads.

      The use of hand sanitizers in public places is also a practice for the poorer ones who will clean their hands so the mark of the beast in their hands will be properly identified.

      1. Complimenti Frate Alexis Bugnolo, lei e’ sicuramente strumento di Dio, vero apostolo che ama la Chiesa di Cristo, continui con caperbieta’, l’assistincon la mia preghiera GRAZIE GRAZIE GRAZIE

  3. I agree with you brother alexis I read tour articles and read the catholic code. There Is no way of mistakes. It’s plain to see. There Is no Pope at the Moment. He must be elected according to the laws of catholic church. God bless you . I’m praying for you and for all the catholics that follow the laws of the church.

  5. Brother Alexis, I was astonished to see a video on YouTube from Don Minutello stating he was not in agreement with you. I do not think he is familiar with Canon Law either.

    1. Praying for the Papal Elections to push through.
      It is needed in these times of chaos. It was like the gates of Hell has opened. Swallowing everyone left and right.

      I thought 2013 was hell enough, so is 2020 – 2022. It seems only those gifted with the gifts of the Holy Spirit, go to Mass, and who recourse to Our Lady will be protected.

  6. It’s telling that it’s so hard to find arguments against this in any other language besides Italian. If the other side was acting in charity I would think they’d publish translations to prevent the ‘deceived’ from falling into sin. I might have missed where this has been done.

    1. I simply showed the priest the picture of the Pachamama idol worship and said to him “is this the god you worship?”

      I also showed him the headlines telling “Youth threw out the Pachamama idol into the river.” If he still chooses Bergoglio, I take my leave.

      Pictures are worth a thousand words.

  7. Pope Francis is a Fraud — by Father James Altman
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvAUyU_KDW0

    Why Francis Can’t Be The Pope – Accepting Francis = Apostasy
    by VaticanCatholic.com
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3AnX_GBWJw&t=100s

    Bergoglio the Antichrist Pope Francis is the vicar of Satan and he is BURNING DOWN THE CHURCH WITH THE FIRES OF HELL! https://www.fromrome.info/2023/01/23/antipope-invites-gay-guru-to-give-retreat-for-bishops-in-october-2023/#comment-58098

    Catholics of Rome, GO AND VOTE for the Successor of Benedict XVI with Brother Bugnolo !
    https://www.fromrome.info/2023/01/17/a-list-of-public-officials-who-are-attending-the-wef-forum-annual-meeting-2023/#comment-57721

    “In our time more than ever before, the chief strength of the wicked lies in the cowardice and weakness of good men… All the strength of Satan’s reign is due to the easy-going weakness of Catholics. ” — Pope St. Pius X.

    1. YouTube took this video down in the middle of watching it! Pope Francis is a Fraud — by Father James Altman. I saw in the description that it was listed somewhere else but didn’t catch it.

  8. Why Francis Can’t Be The Pope – Accepting Francis = Apostasy
    by VaticanCatholic.com
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3AnX_GBWJw&t=100s

    Bergoglio the Antichrist Pope Francis is the vicar of Satan and he is BURNING DOWN THE CHURCH WITH THE FIRES OF HELL! https://www.fromrome.info/2023/01/23/antipope-invites-gay-guru-to-give-retreat-for-bishops-in-october-2023/#comment-58098

    Catholics of Rome, GO AND VOTE for the Successor of Benedict XVI with Brother Bugnolo !
    https://www.fromrome.info/2023/01/17/a-list-of-public-officials-who-are-attending-the-wef-forum-annual-meeting-2023/#comment-57721

    “In our time more than ever before, the chief strength of the wicked lies in the cowardice and weakness of good men… All the strength of Satan’s reign is due to the easy-going weakness of Catholics. ” — Pope St. Pius X.

  9. There is one aspect in the Declaratio that seems to have been overlooked rather systematically.
    Benedict has declared: “… declaro… Conclave ad eligendum novum Summum Pontificem ab his quibus competit convocandum esse”.
    Who has the competence to convoke a Conclave? Normally that is, and that should be, one single, very well-defined person, who has to obligation to act in very well defined circumstances. Otherwise it would lead to chaos.
    Normally, that is the Cardinal-Dean. Only he has this right and obligation.
    Benedict must have known this very well. Nonetheless, he uses the plural form: ‘ab his quibus competit’.
    It must be concluded that entity foreseen to call for the next conclave in the Declaratio is not identical to the one, well-defined person normally expected to do this.

      1. The Latin can indeed be understood like having to do with elect, but it can also be understood as having to do with to convoke. The ‘official’ translations, even when being not accurate and mixing up ‘munus’ and ‘ministerium’, do consistently translate ‘ab his quibus competit’ as having to do with to convoke. Therefore, the point remains.
        Moreover, when understood in relation to ‘elect’, the sentence would imply that the conclave has to be convoked at the time of the Declaratio (Benedict declares that it has to be convoked), whereas when understood in relation to ‘convoke’, this can easily refer to a yet undetermined future. The latter interpretation seems therefore appropriate to me.

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