Vatican Doctrinal Head Promotes Doctrinal Relativism Under Guise of “Humility”
The EWTN News portal (January 27, 2026) reports that Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández, prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, condemned what he called “ex cathedra condemnations” by online commentators while urging greater “humility” in doctrinal matters. Fernández warned against repeating “the same deception that led to the excesses of the Inquisition,” claiming Church officials risk losing perspective through excessive censure. He advocated for “listening to others” and embracing “other points of view,” particularly from the “peripheries,” while quoting antipope Leo XIV’s assertion that “no one possesses the whole truth.”