Thanks. I didn't get that chance to watch all the videos. I remember when it happened it made quite a few headlines. At that point, and even much before that, I remember thinking how impossible it would be for anyone to deny that there are certainly Modernists in the Vatican. Why would anyone want to be in communion with this primate?
Centro., great point and observation
It's like one can know the definition of Modernism and know of Pascendi (I'm alluding to the Prelates/ Religious in Rome) and yet demonstrate Modernism themselves.
At least for me, that is what caught my attention in the series of videos. In terms of what one believes about Christ (Christology) affects what you believe about salvation (Soteriology). And arguably vice versa. Tricky in that a subtle heretical belief over time has a trajectory leading towards an unknowing heretical viewpoint on how salvation works (unknowing to the adherent).
To me, this is one way a person in Rome can be a Modernist (not know it themselves) and yet have many followers.
In terms of how I'm looking at it; yesterdays' heresies repackaged today have their own particular "signature" with its final implication and conclusion being an opportunity to easily see it. Which leads into...
There being a difference between what a heretic says and what he claims his position is -- and from what actually is the endpoint of his position. The final implication and conclusion being a different result from what he intended.
For example, Arius in his writings believed and held the position that Christ was immutable, but his opponents (the Church) replied that his position was incoherent. That what followed from his position is actually heretical. And although Arius thought he wasn't being heretical, he was wrong.
In Arius' case, the Church made a distinction between what he affirmed and what he was accused of affirming. That the natural implication of his position was heretical regardless of whether Arius wanted this implication or not.
It's this general lack of knowledge of specific heresies of yesterday and what their final implications are on one's overall belief that is one of the several hurdles to see Modernism in plain sight --- which goes back to your point towards the Modernism in Rome.