Nicaea’s Unchanging Dogma Versus Conciliar Apostasy
VaticanNews portal (November 28, 2025) reports on antipope Leo XIV’s visit to Istanbul, framing the Council of Nicaea (325 A.D.) as a historical event while omitting its eternal doctrinal significance. The article describes the Council’s rejection of Arianism and its establishment of Easter’s date, superficially noting that “the Creed proclaimed by the Council… is recited by Christians around the world” and that its “ecclesial unity… stands as a witness to… the ecumenical journey.” This relativization of dogma to mere inspiration for modernist ecumenism exemplifies the conciliar sect’s apostasy.
Selective Historicism Conceals Doctrinal Betrayal
The article correctly states that Nicaea defined Christ as “consubstantial (homoousios) with the Father,” yet avoids condemning contemporary denials of Christ’s divinity rampant in the conciliar sect. Pius IX’s Syllabus of Errors (1864) anathematized the claim that “Revelation… is subject to continual… progress corresponding with… human reason” (Prop. 5). By reducing Nicaea to a “witness” for today’s “ecumenical journey,” VaticanNews implicitly endorses the evolution of dogma—a core tenet of Modernism condemned in Pius X’s Lamentabili Sane (1907): “Dogmas… are not truths of divine origin but… interpretations… which the human mind has worked out” (Prop. 22).
The Silent Apostasy of False Ecumenism
While praising Nicaea’s unity, the article omits that the Council anathematized heretics—a duty abandoned by the conciliar sect. Pius XI’s Quas Primas (1925) declares Christ’s kingship over all nations, demanding societies “submit to the sweet yoke of Christ” rather than seek “unity” with apostates. VaticanNews’ celebration of “Christians around the world” reciting the Creed ignores that Orthodox schismatics and Protestants reject papal supremacy, the Sacrifice of the Mass, and other dogmas. This false ecumenism echoes the condemned error: “Protestantism is nothing more than another form of the same true Christian religion” (Syllabus, Prop. 18).
Antipope’s Presence Desecrates Sacred Ground
Antipope Leo XIV’s visit to Nicaea’s site parallels Constantine’s legalization of Christianity, but whereas the emperor ended persecution, the antipope enforces the persecution of true Catholics who uphold the Traditional Mass and doctrine. The article’s reference to “freedom for the Church” under Constantine ironically contrasts with the conciliar sect’s suppression of the SSPX, sedevacantists, and faithful priests. As the Syllabus warns: “The Church ought to be separated from the State” (Prop. 55) is a condemned error, yet the conciliar sect now embraces secularism.
Omission of Christ’s Social Kingship: A Grave Silence
VaticanNews reduces Nicaea to a historical curiosity, ignoring its affirmation of Christ’s eternal reign. Pius XI’s Quas Primas instituted the Feast of Christ the King precisely to combat secularism, declaring: “Nations… will not have peace until they meekly submit to Christ.” The article’s silence on this dogma exposes the conciliar sect’s betrayal. When it claims Nicaea inspires “ecumenical journey[s],” it substitutes the unum sint of heretics for the unum ovile of Christ’s flock.
Conclusion: Nicaea’s Uncompromising Light Versus Conciliar Darkness
The Council of Nicaea modeled the Church’s duty: to condemn error and proclaim truth without compromise. VaticanNews’ portrayal of it as a mere “inspiration” for ecumenism reveals the conciliar sect’s inversion of Catholicity. As St. Pius X warned in Lamentabili, Modernists reduce dogma to “mythical inventions” (Prop. 7). True Catholics must reject this apostasy and cling to the unchanging Faith defined at Nicaea—”quod ubique, quod semper, quod ab omnibus creditum est” (Vincent of Lérins)—lest they share in the conciliar sect’s condemnation.
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A look at the Council of Nicaea's impact on the Church (vaticannews.va)
Date: 28.11.2025