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The Papacy and the “Sacrifice of the Intellect”, by Darrick Taylor – Brown Pelican Society of Lousiana

The Papacy and the “Sacrifice of the Intellect”, by Darrick Taylor

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By Darrick Taylor, Crisis Magazine, May 7, 2025

Darrick Taylor earned his PhD in History from the University of Kansas. He lives in Central Florida and teaches at Santa Fe College in Gainesville, FL. He also produces a podcast, Controversies in Church History, dealing with controversial episodes in the history of the Catholic Church.

The notion that “the Holy Spirit picks the Pope,” a widely held but mistaken belief, darkens reasoning and clouds the Catholic intellect.

Not long ago, Cardinal Gerhard Müller made some comments during an interview in The Times of London which caught my attention. They echo sentiments he has repeated before but which now, with the conclave to elect a new pope upon us, struck me. “‘No Catholic is obliged to obey doctrine that is wrong,’ he said, adding: ‘Catholicism is not about blindly obeying the Pope without respecting holy scriptures, tradition and the doctrine of the Church.’”

I mention these statements because I find them to be so painfully obvious that I can scarcely conceive how anyone could disagree with them. But in practice, many do.

When news of Pope Francis’ passing broke, I posted a message on my Facebook page reminding everyone that the Holy Spirit does not directly choose popes in a conclave and quoting Joseph Ratzinger to that effect (from a 1997 interview, which I saw being posted in several places). …

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The Papacy and the “Sacrifice of the Intellect”, by Darrick Taylor

WATCH: Vatican Journalist Edward Pentin Describes Atmosphere in Rome Ahead of Conclave, by Antonino Cambria

Exclusive: See The ‘Airtight’ Methodology Showing 11% Of Pill Abortions Cause Maternal Injury, by Jordan Boyd

By Darrick Taylor, Crisis Magazine, May 7, 2025

The notion that “the Holy Spirit picks the Pope,” a widely held but mistaken belief, darkens reasoning and clouds the Catholic intellect.

I mention these statements because I find them to be so painfully obvious that I can scarcely conceive how anyone could disagree with them. But in practice, many do.

When news of Pope Francis’ passing broke, I posted a message on my Facebook page reminding everyone that the Holy Spirit does not directly choose popes in a conclave and quoting Joseph Ratzinger to that effect (from a 1997 interview, which I saw being posted in several places). …

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