The Modernist Distortion of St. Nicholas in Conciliar Propaganda
The VaticanNews portal (December 6, 2025) presents a saccharine portrayal of St. Nicholas that obscures Catholic doctrine beneath a veneer of ecumenism and historical reductionism. The article reduces the fourth-century bishop to a folkloric figure, emphasizing his “unifying” role with schismatic Orthodox communities while omitting his fierce defense of Catholic truth against Arian heretics at the Council of Nicaea. It celebrates the conciliar antipope’s visits to Bari’s basilica as legitimate acts of piety, ignoring the apostate nature of the post-conciliar hierarchy. This deliberate silence about Nicholas’ combat against heresy exemplifies the neo-church’s agenda to replace doctrinal clarity with sentimental fables.









