July 16, 2020 (Rorate Caeli) — On his blog Settimo Cielo of
July 13, the Vatican reporter Sandro Magister was highly critical of
Bishops Carlo Maria Viganò and Athanasius Schneider, hurling an
accusation at them for spreading “fake news”. *
The term “fake news” was used also in reference to Monsignor
Schneider’s theses, whereby the Church, in Her history, has corrected
doctrinal errors committed by precedent ecumenical councils, without, in
this manner, “undermining the foundations of the Catholic faith.”
Magister accuses Schneider of historical incompetence, citing, as
evidence, a brief intervention by Cardinal Walter Brandmüller on the
Council of Constance, which in reality refutes nothing of what was
affirmed by Monsignor Schneider.
The facts are these. On April 6, 1415, the Council of Constance issued a decree known as Haec Sancta 1,
wherein it was stated solemnly that the Council, assisted by the Holy
Spirit, received its power directly from God: hence every Christian,
including the Pope, was required to obey it. Haec Sancta is a
revolutionary document which raised many questions as it was first
interpreted in continuity with Tradition and, subsequently, reprobated
by the Pontifical Magisterium. It had its coherent application in the
decree Frequens, of October 9, 1417, which called for a Council five years later, after seven years another one and then one every ten years, de facto attributing to the Council the function of a permanent collegial body, alongside the Pope and de facto superior to him.
Read the rest here.
HT: Dr. Tighe
It's also worth noting that Rome accepted, and then two centuries later repudiated the Eighth OEcumenical Council (Constantinople 879-880).
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