Argentine Cleric Promotes Vatican II Modernism Under Guise of Social Media Ethics
The catholicnewsagency.com portal (January 21, 2026) promotes the book How to Be Christians on Social Media by Gregorio Nadal, a priest ordained in 2009 under post-conciliar rites. The work draws inspiration from two documents: Francis’s Fratelli Tutti and the 2023 Dicastery for Communication’s Towards Full Presence. Nadal identifies “normalized aggression,” “fragmentation of the heart,” and “immediate reaction” as primary social media challenges, proposing solutions centered on undefined “humanization” and “presence.” This represents not pastoral guidance but a complete inversion of the Church’s missionary mandate.
Naturalism Replaces Supernatural Mission
Nadal’s thesis fundamentally rejects the munus propheticum (prophetic office) of the Church. His proposed “Christian style” for social media emphasizes:
“not having more arguments but being good neighbors… choosing silence so as not to fuel a destructive dynamic.”
This contradicts Pius XI’s condemnation of religious indifferentism in Mortalium Animos (1928): “The union of Christians can only be fostered by promoting the return to the one true Church of Christ of those who are separated from it” (Para 10). The priest’s avoidance of doctrinal combat mirrors the Modernist heresy condemned in Pascendi Dominici Gregis (1907), where St. Pius X warned of those who reduce faith to “experience” while denying objective truth (Para 6).
False Foundations in Apostate Documents
The analysis rests entirely on conciliar texts disconnected from Catholic Tradition. Fratelli Tutti promotes universal brotherhood detached from the Kingship of Christ – a direct violation of Pius XI’s Quas Primas (1925):
“When once men recognize, both in private and in public life, that Christ is King, society will at last receive the great blessings of real liberty, well-ordered discipline, peace and harmony” (Para 19).
Nadal’s recommendation to privately comfort attackers rather than publicly defend truth inverts the martyrial imperative. As the Council of Trent decreed: “If anyone says that true and natural water is not necessary for baptism and thus twists into some metaphor the words of our Lord Jesus Christ: ‘Unless a man be born again of water and the Holy Ghost’ (Jn 3:5), let him be anathema” (Session VII, Canon 2). The priest’s silence on defending dogmatic truth constitutes implicit denial.
Fragmentation of Catholic Identity
The second challenge – alleged “fragmentation of the heart” – illustrates the neo-modernist anthropology permeating the work. Nadal claims:
“Technology is not neutral: It shapes our inner lives. The pace of hyper-connectivity fragments attention, weakens silence (essential for listening to God).”
This psychological reductionism ignores the Church’s teaching on technology as a neutral tool. Pius XII’s 1957 Miranda Prorsus explicitly endorsed responsible media use while warning against abuses. The true fragmentation stems from the conciliar revolution itself, which Cardinal Alfredo Ottaviani condemned in 1966: “The new rite of Mass… represents a striking departure from the Catholic theology of the Mass as formulated at Trent”.
Reactive Apostasy Disguised as Prudence
Nadal’s third challenge condemns “immediate reaction” and urges discernment before responding. Yet his examples reveal doctrinal surrender:
“When we react without discernment, our words become weapons, even when we ‘are right’ or ‘are defending our Christian values.'”
This echoes Bergoglian “mercy” rhetoric while rejecting St. Paul’s injunction: “Preach the word: be instant in season, out of season: reprove, entreat, rebuke in all patience and doctrine” (2 Tim 4:2). The 1917 Code of Canon Law (Canon 1325 §2) mandated: “Catholics shall be diligently on guard against writings published by non-Catholics which either defend heresy or schism or tend to undermine the foundations of religion”. Nadal’s approach facilitates heresy through calculated silence.
Digital Syncretism Replaces Evangelization
The priest’s definition of “digital evangelization” constitutes apostasy:
“Evangelizing in the digital world is not about occupying spaces or increasing visibility but about learning to be present in a human and Christian way… choosing to be neighbors to one another.”
This reduces the Great Commission (Mt 28:19-20) to secular humanism. Contrast this with Pius XI’s Quas Primas: “Nations will be reminded by the annual celebration of this feast that not only private individuals but also rulers and princes are bound to give public honor and obedience to Christ” (Para 32). Nadal’s omission of the Social Kingship of Christ proves his alignment with the conciliar betrayal.
Illegitimate Authority Undermines Guidance
The article identifies Nadal as “recently appointed episcopal delegate for evangelization” under the conciliar sect. His formation history reveals modernist contamination:
- Diploma from Theological-Pastoral Institute in Colombia (post-Vatican II institution)
- Bachelor’s degree from Argentine Catholic University (known for dissent)
- Formation under Latin American Bishops’ Council (CELAM – notorious for liberation theology)
His 2009 ordination occurred under post-conciliar rites of doubtful validity. As the Sacred Congregation of Sacraments decreed in 1947: “Any ordination conferred without observing these prescriptions is invalid” (AAS 39-42). The priest’s entire ministry rests on ecclesial sand.
Omission of Grave Spiritual Dangers
Nowhere does Nadal warn against:
- Receiving false sacraments from conciliar sect ministers
- Scandal caused by associating with heretical content
- Dangers of interreligious dialogue promoted by Vatican II
His advice to “pause before writing” directly contradicts St. Pius X’s command in Lamentabili Sane (1907) condemning the proposition: “The Church shows itself hostile to modern progress” (Proposition 57). The true Christian response to digital modernity requires not accommodation but combat – as Pope St. Pius V ordered at Lepanto.
This article exemplifies the conciliar sect’s total abandonment of extra Ecclesiam nulla salus (no salvation outside the Church). Nadal’s social media “ethics” constitute spiritual suicide for souls seeking eternal salvation. Only return to the unchanging Magisterium and true sacraments can remedy this apostasy.
Source:
How to be a Christian on social media: A priest offers his perspective (catholicnewsagency.com)
Date: 21.01.2026