St Paul did not say, “Accept what is true in a new Gospel and reject what is false.”
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It is very common to treat the current situation as if it can be explained in terms of the infallibility (or otherwise) of papal acts.
This is typically an approach taken by conservatives and would-be “moderates”, who seek to position themselves as a balance between extremes. It is an approach also taken, regrettably, by some traditionalists.
Many such persons also get bogged down in arguments about whether a range of supposedly magisterial acts really constitute a reversal of some prior teaching.
Now, it is true that the departure from the received teaching of the magisterium on some matters (such as religious liberty) is important factor for concluding that we have been living in a long vacancy. But to discuss such issues, as well as the level of magisterial authority of a document such as Fiducia Supplicans, is to miss the point.
Similarly, to spend time arguing about the situations with Honorius, John XXII and so on, is to allow oneself to be distracted from the main problems. And without recognising a problem, we will not be able to recognise its solution.
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