The Apostolic Letter In Unitate Fidei, published on the 1,700th anniversary of the First Council of Nicaea, is yet another attempt of the Modernist usurpers in the Vatican to unite with every heretical “Christian” sect at the expense of the Truth revealed by Christ to His One and Only Church.
While Pope Bob might parade it as a noble reaffirmation of the Nicene-Constantinopolitan Creed and as an invitation for Christians to renew their faith, the text reveals — surprise, surprise — several theological, ecclesial and pastoral errors. I guess it wouldn’t be a post-conciliar document without them.
As usual these tendencies reflect an ambiguous post-conciliar theological orientation that departs in significant ways from the clarity, precision, and supernaturalism of the Church’s pre-Vatican II magisterium.
One of the most pervasive themes of In Unitate Fidei is its description of Christian faith as a “journey” and an “encounter” with Jesus Christ. The letter states, for example, that Christians are “called to walk together, guarding and transmitting … the gift they have received.” (n. 1) This language, though pastorally appealing, shifts the focus of faith from the intellectual and doctrinal assent to revelation toward a more subjective, relational dynamic. In other words, the nice feelies of experience.
Faith is first and foremost an act of the intellect: an act of believing divine truths revealed by God, on the authority of God. This understanding is deeply rooted in the magisterial teaching of the Church, such as Dei Filius (Vatican I), which defines faith as “the assent of the will to that which is revealed by God through the Church,” received by the intellect. When faith is presented primarily as a relational “encounter,” it subverts the objective content of revelation, the authority of dogma, and the need for doctrinal formation. But hey, that is exactly their intent!
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