What constitutes Heresy?
Before we briefly highlight the persistent actions of the wolves, let us identify the degrees of heresy. Yes, there are degrees and in this is where the greatest difference occurs within the Traditional Catholic movement between sedevacantists and anti-sedevacantists. • The lowest or less harmful degree is “savoring of heresy”, also called an opinion suspected. It is termed by the Church sententia de haeresi suspecta, haraesim sapiens. • Then there is “erroneous theology” which in Latin is termed propositio theologice erronea. This can pertain to positing an opinion on a doctrine that does not necessarily contradict a dogma of the Church, however greatly confuses the faithful and presents opposition to the absolute revealed truth handed down by Holy Mother Church. • Thirdly, there is the degree of “an opinion approaching heresy” because a doctrine in question has not been expressly “defined” or is not clearly proposed as an article of faith in the ordinary, authorized teaching of the C
