His explanation of why he does not believe Francis is an anti-pope are basically the same as mine. Whether or not Francis was uncanonically elected, the fact is that all the Bishops of the world, including the Pope Emeritus, Benedict XVI, accept him as the valid Pope, and it is far above my pay grade to argue with my Pastors.
The Chevalier explains what the Pope can and cannot do in the question on ultramontanism.
Get your minds out of the gutter! It's history! The 60 years between AD 904 and AD 964 are called the Saeculum obscurum or the Dark Age of Church history. The term 'pornocracy' was an invention of 19th century German, protestant historians.
From Pope Sergius III (reigned 904-911) until the reign of Pope John XII (955-964), the papacy was basically under the control of the of the family of the Counts of Tusculum, a corrupt Roman family. In fact, both Sergius and John were members of it.
As usual, the Chevalier does a great job of explaining it.
The discussion of science, religion & truth is prompted by a question asking what the Dogmas of the Immaculate Conception and the Assumption have to do with our salvation. His answer is that the Church teaches it, and explains why that binds our consciences.
It also leads into a good discussion of the endemic 'scientism' of our society. An excellent excerpt.
The questioner on micronationalism asks whether micronations can help establish new monarchies or an ideal Catholic society. After explaining what micronations are, the Chevalier gives an emphatic 'no' as an answer. But he goes on to explain the value of such things as Renaissance Faires and the SCA for learning about the past, lost or disappearing crafts, etc.
The penultimate question asks how far do we have to go along with the Pope, pointing out that past Popes approved of slavery as an example. The questioner asks if a future Pope were to call for the reintroduction of slavery would we be required to go along? The Chevalier points out that on prudential questions about non-religious questions, like environmental policies, Popes are not infallible, they can be in error, and they often just go along with prevailing opinions.
'How to argue with liberals' leads to some excellent advice and is quite amusing, as well.
Is Pope Francis an antipope? 13:30 Ultramontanism 20:34 The PORNOCRACY 24:49 Science, Religion, & TRUTH 30:09 Micronationalism 42:09 Going along with the pope 50:50 How to argue with liberals 1:04:00
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