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Benedict XVI sowing doubt about the meaning of Nicea and “Consubstantial” in his book “Jesus of Nazareth (2007)”
By Bro. Michael Dimond, O.S.B.
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The Council of Nicea’s definition that Jesus is “consubstantial” with the Father means that He is of the same substance as God the Father; that is, Jesus is God Himself. Benedict XVI, however, states that the term captured Jesus’s “new and different way of speaking with the Father”! Why in the world would he make such a statement, that Nicea’s definition merely refers to Jesus’s way of speaking with the Father? Why wouldn’t he simply state that Nicea’s formula captured that Jesus is equal to God?
As pointed out in our most recent radio program, the end of Benedict XVI’s book is focused on the real meaning of the terms “Son of God,” “Son,” “I am he,” etc. Benedict XVI is focused on the question of Jesus’s identity. It’s obvious that by putting this curious statement on the last page of his book – a statement which at least implies some doubt about whether Nicea’s formula means that Jesus is God – Benedict XVI is making a calculated attempt to sow the seeds of doubt about Jesus’s true identity as God. That Benedict XVI would want to sow such a heretical doubt makes perfect sense because, as we have shown from his other books, he clearly states that Jesus doesn’t have to be viewed as the Messiah (e.g., God and the World and Milestones), and that the Jewish view that Jesus is not the Messiah and Son of God is valid. For the other statements that are heretical or approaching heresy in Benedict XVI’s recent book, Jesus of Nazareth, one should consult the aforementioned June 22, 2007 Radio Program.
Benedict XVI’s Recent Heresies
The Heresies of Benedict XVI file
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