Heresias dos Papas? – 101 heresias de Bento XVI? – Teólogo Cardeal Ratzinger
101 Heresies of Benedict XVI
By Patrick J. Pollock
Benedict XVI at synagogue in Cologne
Codes for the Sources can be found at the end of this page.
Heresies of Benedict XVI | Truth of Divine and Catholic Faith | |
1. |
Church is yet to be an united brotherhood. TOC: 115 |
The Church is truly now an unified brotherhood. Pius XI, MA: 7 |
2. |
The dogma of unbaptized infants going to Hell is unenlightened. GAW: 401 |
Whosoever criticizes the dogma that infants dying without baptism are not saved, such a person is anathema. Martin V, T. 422. |
3. |
Muslims worship the One True God. LR: 8/24/05, p. 9 |
Modernists hold that Muslims truly worship the One True God. St. Pius X, D. 2082 |
4. |
The Eastern schismatic sect has apostolic succession. CN: 17 |
Only Catholic bishops in union with the Pope possess true apostolic succession. Leo XIII, SC: 14-15 |
5. |
Heretical sects exist as means of salvation. DI: 17 |
Only the Catholic Church exists as means of salvation. Leo XIII, SC: 9 |
6. |
Multireligious prayer stirs the heart of God. TT:107 |
Multireligious prayer is never approved by God. Pius XI, MA: 10 |
7. |
Pius IX’s Religious Liberty decisions need correction. NMT: III |
No condemnation by the Roman Church can be revised without incurring anathema. S. Simplicius I, D. 160 |
8. |
Heretics are Christians. SOE: 242 |
No heretic is a Christian. Ven. Pius IX, EM: 25 |
9. |
Christological dogma has developed. JTE: 90 |
It is condemned as Modernism to say the dogma of Christ’s Divinity was developed. S. Pius X, D. 2094 |
10. |
Faith is a mere sensory experience that transcends man. PCT: 345 |
The Modernists teach that faith is a mere sense felt without any intellectual assent. S. Pius X, PDG: 7 |
Heresies of Benedict XVI | Truth of Divine and Catholic Faith | |
11. |
The Church ought to reconcile herself with liberalism & progress. PCT: 381 |
It is heretical to say the Head of the Church ought to reconcile the Church with liberalism & progress. Ven. Pius IX, D. 1780 |
12. |
The Church ought not exclude those who hold contrary views. PCT: 229 |
The Church excludes all those who hold contrary views to Her teachings. Eugene IV, D. 705 |
13. |
Jews are not accursed. MRC: 42 |
The Jews reject Jesus Christ’s Divinity, thus they are anathema. S. Vigilius, D. 222 |
14. |
Catholics ought not try to dissolve Protestant sects. PCT: 202 |
Catholics must try to dissolve Protestant sects. S. Pius X, ED: 21-22 |
15. |
The Church is joined to heretics and schismatics. CTC: 17 |
Heretics are not joined to the Church. Pius XII, D. 2286 |
16. |
A Catholic cannot uphold the Councils of Trent and Vatican I. RR: 28 |
All Catholics are bound to uphold the orthodoxy of the Councils of Trent and Vatican I. Ven. Pius IX, D. 1000 |
17. |
The Catholic Faith has developed over the ages. GAW: 262 |
Nothing can added to or taken away from the Catholic Faith, all Christians must be content with tradition. Benedict XV, ABA: 24-25 |
18. |
The Church ought to seek for unity of religions. SOE: 238 |
The Church must condemn and disband all false religions. Pius XI, MA: 2-8 |
19. |
The god Krishna is a symbol of Christ and reality. PCT: 326 |
No composition is possible between Christ and Belial. S. Pius X, CR: 30 |
20. |
There can be no return to Pius IX’s Syllabus over Vatican II. PCT: 391 |
There can be no appeal to a Council over past infallible magisterial decisions. Pius II, D. 717. |
Heresies of Benedict XVI | Truth of Divine and Catholic Faith | |
21. |
The Pope ought to promote ecumenism. GC: 5 |
The Apostolic See can never promote the motley of false-ecumenism. Pius XI, MA: 7-10 |
22. |
There is blame on part of the Church for the Waldensian schism. PFF: 203 |
The Waldensians richly deserved anathema from the Holy See. Gregory XVI, MV:19 |
23. |
Apostate Jews are not excluded from salvation. GAW: 151 |
All Jews being outside the Catholic Church cannot be saved without entering and obeying Her. Eugene IV, D. 712-714 |
24. |
Heretical sects are united to the Church. DI: 17 |
Sects are not united to the Church. Pius XI, MA:10-11 |
25. |
Many people are saved outside the Catholic Faith. SOE: 24 |
No one can be saved outside the true Catholic Faith. Pius IV, D. 1000 |
26. |
The resurrection of the flesh is not of physical bodies. ITC: 357 |
The resurrection of the flesh is of the same body one possessed in their earthly life. Bl. Gregory X, D. 464 |
27. |
Vatican I’s definition of Papal Primacy is not binding on all Christians. PCT: 198 |
All Christians must believe the definition of Pius IX on Papal Primacy. Ven. Pius IX, D. 1826 |
28. |
One can be saved without being a visible member of the Church. RR: 196 |
Only those who can be saved are those who are real members of the Church. Pius XII, D. 2286 |
29. |
Protestant sects ought to be strengthened. PCT: 202 |
All heretical sects are to be exterminated. Innocent III, T. 234-235 |
30. |
There is sanctification in sects. DI: 16 |
There is no sanctification in sects. Pius XII, D. 2286 |
Heresies of Benedict XVI | Truth of Divine and Catholic Faith | |
31. |
Catholics ought to give communion to schismatics. PFF: 232 |
A schismatic is in mortal sin and cannot lawfully be given communion. Paul III, D. 893 |
32. |
There is no hope for real unity by converting heretics. PCT:197 |
The hope to promote Christian unity can only be promoted by converting heretics. Pius XI, MA: 10 |
33. |
The Church is guilty of sins. PFF: 275 |
Holy Mother Church is immaculate and impeccable. Pius XII, MCC: 66 |
34. |
Catholics share with Protestants a hope for heaven. GAW: 130 |
It is heretical to say there is hope for the eternal salvation of Protestants who are no wise in the Church. Pius IX, D. 1717-1718 |
35. |
The Catholic Church ought not convert schismatic churches. EVT: 68 |
The Catholic Church must convert schismatic groups into her bosom. Pius XI, MA:12 |
36. |
Pius IX erred in his Syllabus. PCT: 381 |
No pope can err when solemnly condemning errors on faith or morals. Ven. Pius IX, D. 1798 |
37. |
Protestants who believe in the Eucharist share in the True Presence. PCT: 236 |
Abjuration, confession, and absolution are needed before a heretic could communicate. Paul III, D. 893 |
38. |
Unity of Christians needs to process to become reality. GAW: 453 |
The unity of Christians is already a reality in the Catholic Church. Pius XI, MA:7-10 |
39. |
Theologians can develop Church doctrine. EVT: 33 |
No divine doctrine can be developed. Pius XII, D. 2314 |
40. |
There are essential and non-essential elements of Faith. GAW: 453 |
All articles of faith are fundamental. Pius XI, MA: 9 |
Heresies of Benedict XVI | Truth of Divine and Catholic Faith | |
41. |
Rome must not require the Greek schismatics to abjure their errors on the Papal Primacy. PCT: 199 |
Greeks must repudiate all errors and hold all dogmas taught from the Apostolic Chair of Peter. S. Pius X, PTC: 743-746 |
42. |
The Idea of the ‘the Body of Christ’ was developed. ECV: 18 |
The doctrine of the Mystical Body of Christ was taught by the Redeemer Himself. Pius XII, MCC: 1 |
43. |
There is hope for infants who die without baptism. GAW: 402 |
There is no hope for the salvation of anyone outside the Catholic Church. Ven. Pius IX, D. 1719 |
44. |
The doctrinal understanding of Papal Infallibility has developed. DCF: 11 |
The doctrinal understanding of Papal Infallibility is that no new dogma may be developed. Ven. Pius IX, D.1836 |
45. |
There are invisble members of the Church who are saved. DI: 20 |
The Church is visible and so are Her elected members. Pius XII, D. 2286 |
46. |
Eastern schismatics are united to Catholic Church. CTC: 17 |
Eastern schismatics are not united to the Catholic Church. Pius XI, MA: 10-11 |
47. |
The Church needs renewal and reform to become Church. ECV:18 |
It is absurd to say the Church needs reform as if it is a human institution. Gregory XVI, MV: 10 |
48. |
Many false religions fall within the plan of salvation. DI: 14 |
Only the Catholic Religion falls within the plan of salvation. Leo XII, UP: 14 |
49. |
Non-Catholic religions possess truth. DI: 2 |
Only the Catholic Religion possesses truth. Gregory XVI, D. 1617 |
50. |
Non-Christians can be saved as such. DI: 21 |
No non-Christians can be saved as such. Eugene IV, T. 551 |
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51. |
Christianity failed to make itself heard. ITC: 11 |
Christianity cannot fail at anything. Leo XIII, SC: 3 |
52. |
The Doctrine of Papal Primacy was developed. GAW: 379 |
The Doctrine of Papal Primacy defined as such was already a constant belief of every age. Leo XIII, SC: 15 |
53. |
All non-Christians are not destined for hell. GAW: 68 |
All existing outside the Catholic Church are on the road to hell unless they enter the Church. Eugene IV, D. 714 |
54. |
The term “Original Sin” is imprecise and mistakable. ITB: 71 |
The term “Original Sin” is precisely understandable and true as the Church always understood. Paul III, D. 791 |
55. |
Thank God for the loss of the Papal States. GAW: 382 |
The Usurpation of the Papal States is a criminal act condemned by God. Ven. Pius IX, RS: 12 |
56. |
The Tridentine texts on Holy Orders are merely polemics against Luther. PCT: 249 |
The purpose of the Tridentine texts on Holy Orders is to teach the Rule of Faith to the faithful. Paul III, D. 960 |
57. |
The Church is yet to be united. PCT: 302 |
The Church has full unity. Leo XIII, SC: 4-5 |
58. |
The Church is sinful. ITC: 339 |
The Church can never be contaminated, She is incorrupt. Pius XI, MA: 10 |
59. |
Catholics ought to receive communion from schismatics. PFF: 232 |
No Catholic may hold communion with schismatics in divine worship. Pius VI, CH: 32 |
60. |
Heretical sects are true particular churches. DI: 17 |
Only churches united to the Apostolic See are true churches. Ven. Pius IX, PTC: 416 |
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61. |
The Church is in constant renewal. CTC: 133 |
It is absurd to say the Church needs renewal as if it is a mere human institution. Gregory XVI, MV: 10 |
62. |
Doctrine of Predestination has developed. GAW: 58 |
A divine doctrine can never develop for it is an immutable truth of God. S. Pius X, D. 2145 |
63. |
The Liturgy ought to be in the vernacular. GAW: 417 |
The introduction of popular language into the Mass is condemned. Pius VI, D. 1566 |
64. |
The Bible is readily comprehensible to all. GAW: 155 |
It is heretical to say the Scriptures are for all in every age and circumstance unto understanding. Leo XII, D.1604-1606 |
65. |
The Pope has no absolute powers. GAW: 453 |
The Pope has the supreme powers to rule and teach the universal Church. Ven. Pius IX, D. 1827-1831 |
66. |
Neither Christ or the Apostles ever defined a body of dogmas. ITC: 96 |
It is heretical to teach Christ never defined a body of dogmas. S. Pius X, D. 2059 |
67. |
God’s Church is built up when schismatics receive the Eucharist. CN: 17 |
Schismatics that eat the Eucharist commit sacrilege. Gregory XVI, CD: 11 |
68. |
The Eastern schismatics have communion with the Roman Church. CN: 17 |
The Eastern schismatics have no communion with the Catholic Church. Leo XIII, SC:4-5, 13 |
69. |
The Latin Liturgy ought not to be the normal Roman Rite. SOE: 177 |
The introduction of popular language into the Mass is condemned. Pius VI, D. 1566 |
70. |
The Church has contributed to the crisis of tradition afflicting man. PCT: 100 |
Modernists seek to falsify and weaken the force of Sacred Tradition. S. Pius X, PDG: 42 |
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71. |
The Creed offers no teaching of Jesus. ITC: 203 |
The Creed is full of Jesus’ teachings. S. Leo I, T. 86-87 |
72. |
Christ’s followers lack visible unity. GC: 5 |
All Christ’s followers are united in His One True Church. Pius XI, MA: 7-12 |
73. |
Heretics are in communion with the Church. ECV: 17 |
No heretic is in communion with the Catholic Church. Leo XIII, SC:4-5, 13 |
74. |
The Church always needs reform. RR: 50 |
It is absurd to say the Church needs reform as if it is a human institution. Gregory XVI, MV: 10 |
75. |
The necessity of infant baptism is questionable. ITB: 401-402 |
Infants must be baptized immediately and without question. Eugene IV, D. 712 |
76. |
The Church in the First Millenium did not hold the Supremacy of the Pope. PCT: 199 |
The Church always held the Supremacy of Peter and His Successors. Ven. Pius IX, D. 1824 |
77. |
There are non-irreformable magisterial teachings. EVT: 28 |
All magisterial teachings are infallible and irreformable. Ven. Pius IX, D. 1839 |
78. |
The validity of the Liturgy depends not on form, but on community. PCT: 377 |
The form operated by the minister is essential to confect the sacrament, not the community. Pius XII. D. 2300 |
79. |
Tridentine doctrine of grace has developed. SOE: 263 |
The doctrines on grace and justification defined at the Council of Trent have been always taught. Paul III, D. 792a |
80. |
The Church rejects nothing holy and true in false religions PFF: 214 |
Outside the Church the Truth cannot be found. Gregory XVI, D.1617 |
Heresies of Benedict XVI | Truth of Divine and Catholic Faith | |
81. |
The Bishops exercise supreme and full power over all the Church. DCF: 4 |
Only the Roman Pontiff exercises supreme and full power over all the Church. Leo XIII, SC: 14-15 |
82. |
Praying with false religions can bring peace. TT:106 |
Praying with false religions for peace is condemned! Pius XI, MA:1-17 |
83. |
Charismatic sects like Taize ought to be formed elsewhere as well. PCT: 304 |
All heretical sects are to be exterminated. Innocent III, T. 234-235 |
84. |
The Tradition of the Church is growing through human experience. PCT: 88 |
The Modernists teach that Tradition develops through human experiences. S. Pius X, PDG: 15, 28 |
85. |
The Church has sinned. ITC: 341 |
The Church can never be contaminated, She is incorrupt. Pius XI, MA: 10 |
86. |
Non-christians can practice the virtue of charity out of the Church. CTC: 145 |
There is no charity for those in the state of grievous sin. Pius XII, MCC: 23 |
88. |
The Church needs purification. PFF: 277 |
The Church needs no purification for She is Most Pure. Pius XI, DIM: 101 |
89. |
The Vatican II Council was right in vernacularizing the Liturgy. MM: 148 |
The introduction of popular language into the Mass is condemned. Pius VI, D. 1566 |
90. |
The practice of early infant baptism is questionable. GAW: 402 |
Infants must be baptized immediately and without question. Eugene IV, D. 712 |
Heresies of Benedict XVI | Truth of Divine and Catholic Faith | |
91. |
The Church of Rome is not the Mother of all churches. PFF: 238 |
The Holy Roman Church is the Mother of all churches. Leo X, EXD: 2 |
92. |
The Immaculate Conception is a doctrinal development. GAW: 304 |
The doctrine of the Immaculate Conception always existed in the Church and has never changed. Ven. Pius IX, ID:16 |
93. |
Man evolved out of the earth. GAW: 76 |
God produced all things (spiritual and material) existing in the world out of nothing (ex nihil). Ven. Pius IX, D. 1805 |
94. |
The Church continually develops the doctrine on Papal Primacy. PSP:2 |
The Church can only guard the divine teaching of Papal Primacy. Ven. Pius IX, D. 1836 |
95. |
The Vatican II Council was right in revising the Order of Mass. MM: 148 |
It is heretical to say the rite of Mass can be changed lawfully. Paul III, D. 856 |
96. |
We need to essentialize what are essential elements of faith. GAW: 453 |
All matters of faith are fundamentally revealed by God and cannot be non-essentialized. Pius XI, MA: 9 |
97. |
Sects are in communion with the Catholic Church. CN: 17 |
No sect is in communion with the Catholic Church. Leo XIII, SC:4-5, 13 |
98. |
Pius X’s Anti-Modernist decisions need correction. NMT: III |
Anyone trying to destroy the force and efficacy of Pius X’s Anti-Modernist Decrees is anathema. S. Pius X, D. 2114 |
99. |
A Jew or anyone does not need to believe in Christ as the Son of God to be saved. Z: 2 |
Whoever wishes to be saved must hold the Catholic Faith, which includes the Trinity and the Incarnation. Eugene IV, T. 551-3 |
100. |
Bread and wine does not physically change to be Christ. GAW: 408 |
Bread and wine does physically change to be Christ which is termed Transubstantiation. Paul III. D. 854 |
101. |
There are magisterial decisions which are not the final word. NMT: III |
Rome has spoken the cause is finished. Pius XI, AS: 17 |
Table of Sources – Abbreviations
Abb. Source: Name, Author, Publisher, Date, etc.
ABA | Benedict XV, Pope. Ad Beatissimi Apostolorum, 1 November 1914. |
AS | Pius XI, Pope. Ad Salutem, 30 April, 1930. |
CD | Gregory XVI, Pope. Commissum Divinitus, 17 May 1835. |
CH | Pius VI, Pope. Charitas, 13 April 1791. |
CN | Ratzinger, Joseph (Benedict XVI). Letter To The Bishops Of The Catholic Church On Some Aspects Of The Church Understood As Communion, 28 May 1992. |
CR | Pius X, Pope St., Communium Rerum, 21 April 1909. |
CTC | Ratzinger. Called to Communion: Understanding the Church Today (San Francisco: Ignatius Press, 1996). |
D. | Denzinger, Rev. Henry (ed.), Enchiridion symbolorum, definitionum et declarationum de rebus fidei et morum, (Barcelona: Editorial Herder, 27th ed., 1951). |
DCF | Ratzinger. Doctrinal Commentary on the Concluding Formula of the Professio Fidei, L’Osservatore Romano, English edition, 15 July 1998, pp. 3-4. |
DI | Ratzinger. Declaration Dominus Iesus on the Unicity and Salvific Universality of Jesus Christ and the Church, 6 August 2000. |
DIM | Pius XI, Pope. Divini illius magistri, 31 December 1929. |
ECV | Ratzinger. The Ecclesiology of Vatican II, 15 September 2001, L’Osservatore Romano, English edition, 23 January 2002, p. 5. |
EM | Pius IX, Pope Ven., Etsi Multa, 21 November 1873. |
ES | Pius X, Editae Saepe, 26 May 1910. |
EVT | Ratzinger. Instruction on the Ecclesial Vocation of the Theologian, 24 May 1990. |
EXD | Leo X, Pope. Exsurge Domine, 15 June 1520. |
GAW | Ratzinger. God and the World: Believing and Living in Our Time: A Conversation with Peter Seewald (San Francisco: Ignatius Press, 2002). |
GC | Ratzinger. Sermo Gratia Copiosa, 5 April 2005. |
ID | Pius IX. Ineffabilis Deus, 8 December 1854. |
ITB | Ratzinger. In the Beginning: A Catholic Understanding of the Story of Creation and the Fall, (Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Erdmans Publishing Co., 1995). |
ITC | Ratzinger. Introduction To Christianity (San Francisco: Ignatius Press, 2004). |
JTE | Ratzinger. Journey Towards Easter (New York: The Crossroad Publishing Company, 1987). |
LR | L’Osservatore Romano |
MA | Pius XI, Pope. Mortalium Animos, 6 January 1928. |
MCC | Pius XII, Pope. Mystici Corporis Christi, 29 June 1943. |
MRC | Ratzinger. Many Religions – One Covenant: Israel, the Church, and the World (San Francisco: Ignatius Press, 2000). |
MM | Ratzinger. Milestones: Memoirs 1927-1977 (San Francisco: Ignatius Press, 1998). |
MV | Gregory XVI, Pope. Mirari Vos, 15 August 1832. |
NMT | Ratzinger. The Nature and Mission of Theology: Its Role in the Light of Present Controversy (San Francisco, Ignatius Press, 1995). |
PCT | Ratzinger. Principles of Catholic Theology (San Francisco: Ignatius Press, 1987). |
PDG | Pius X, Pope St. Pascendi Dominici Gregis, 8 September 1907. |
PFF | Ratzinger. Pilgrim Fellowship of Faith (San Francisco: Ignatius Press, 2005). |
PSP | Ratzinger. The Primacy of the Successor of Peter in the Mystery of the Church, L’Osservatore Romano, English edition, 18 November, 1998, pp. 5-6. |
PTC | Papal Teachings: The Church, ed. by the Benedictine Monks of Solesmes (Boston: St. Paul Editions, 1962). |
RR | Ratzinger and Messori, Vittorio. The Ratzinger Report (San Francisco: Ignatius Press, 1985). |
RS | Pius IX, Respicientes, 1 November 1870. |
SC | Leo XIII, Pope. Satis Cognitum, 29 June 1896. |
SOE | Ratzinger and Seewald, Peter. Salt of the Earth (San Francisco: Ignatius Press, 1997). |
T. | Tanner, Norman P. (ed.), Decrees of the Ecumenical Councils, (London: Sheed & Ward, 1990), Volume 1. |
TOC | Ratzinger. The Open Circle: The Meaning of Christian Brotherhood (New York: Sheed and Ward, 1966). |
TT | Ratzinger. Truth and Tolerance (San Francisco: Ignatius Press, 2004). |
UP | Leo XII, Pope. Ubi Primum, 5 May 1824. |
Z | Zenit News Agency, “Are Believers of Other Religions Saved?”, Published 5 September, 2000. |