#12200 How Do Catholics Refute Sedevacantist Claims from Robert Bellarmine? - Jimmy Akin

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🗓️ 17 May 2025

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Sedevacantists often cite St. Robert Bellarmine’s De Romano Pontifice to claim the papal seat is vacant. We explain what Bellarmine really taught, how his work is often misunderstood, and why the Catholic Church affirms the legitimacy of post-Vatican II pop

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