Campos, 02/23/1986
Schismatics, defines the Code of Canon Law, are the faithful who separated themselves from the body of the Church, constituted by the Pope and the bishops in union with him. They go more directly against Charity than against Faith. Thus, before the first Vatican Council, one could have considered one that would reach heresy. A historical example is the fact constituted by the “petite église”, formed by the bishops and faithful who did not accept the decision of Pius VII, when, giving in to Napoleon's demands, he removed all the bishops faithful to the monarchy of Louis XVI. These bishops and faithful did not adhere to any doctrinal error, but they did not accept the Pope's decision. They simply moved away from the Pope and the bishops who remained united with the Pope. It was a Schism. It was not heresy.Since the first Vatican Council defined as a dogma of Faith that the Roman Pontiff has, in the Church, the supreme power of Jurisdiction over bishops and faithful, there is no longer the possibility of a schism appearing that is not also heresy, that does not reject a truth of Faith.
However, like heresy, schism, in general, also involves doctrinal disagreement. This is how we talk about the schism of Saint Hippolytus, in the 3rd century, when the Saint refused to accept the authority of Pope Saint Callixtus. Schism, then, could be defined as a body of doctrine that would present itself as a doctrinal lot of the Church, and that, in reality, would move away from the purity and integrity of the teachings of the same Church.
In the case of Vatican II, it can and should be identified as schismatic, as long as it is shown that, in its authentic texts, there are teachings that are at odds with the traditional Faith of the Church.
Now a similar dissonance was noticed, even during the conciliar work. In fact, religious freedom is known to everyone, claimed by the Council as a natural right, even for those who do not fulfill their duty to investigate what the true religion is. In other words, the Council admits that this right is recognized by all States. Such Vatican teaching is diametrically opposed to the traditional doctrine, renewed by Pius IX in the encyclical “Quanta Cura”.
This is an example. There is much more.
Given this schismatic position of Vatican II, the good of souls imposes the absolute need to eliminate it before taking care of any others that may appear. In fact, Vatican II cannot be presented as a council of the Catholic Church.
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