Fernández Denies Mary’s Merits, Distorts Aquinas in Modernist Attack on Corredemption
[INFOVATICANA] reports on a doctrinal note by Cardinal Víctor Fernández, pro-theologian to antipope Leo XIV, which seeks to restrict the application of salvation solely to the merits of Christ, denying that the Blessed Virgin Mary—or any member of the Church—can merit for the salvation of others. The article counters this by citing John Paul II’s Salvifici Doloris and St. Thomas Aquinas, arguing that Mary’s cooperation in redemption was meritorious. While the article correctly identifies an error, it fails to grasp the full depth of the modernist contamination: Fernández’s note is not merely a theological mistake but a deliberate erosion of the supernatural economy, reducing grace to a naturalistic “desire” and stripping the Immaculate Mother of her true role as Corredemptrix. From the perspective of integral Catholic faith—unchanging before the conciliar apostasy—this note is a symptom of the systematic negation of the Church’s teaching on merit, the communion of saints, and the hierarchical structure of redemption, all of which find their source in the absolute primacy of Christ but allow for real, meritorious cooperation by His members, especially Mary.


