There are sedevacantists who accuse the present Roman Pontiff of denying the bodily Resurrection of our Lord. They cite a passage from one of his theology books, ambiguous at best, in which then Father Ratzinger spoke of the pre-existing (not-yet-incarnate) Logos and the Resurrection. The passage, even yanked out of context, is unconvincing as a proof of “heresy.”
The nail — or one of many — in the coffin of the sickly theory is here:
The Resurrection of Jesus brings to believers “the certainty of our final resurrection,” the Holy Father said. He pointedly remarked that the historical truth of the Resurrection “is amply documented, even if today, as in the past, there is no lack of people who put it in doubt or even deny it.” In fact, the Pontiff continued, “the weakening of faith in the Resurrection of Jesus leads to the weakening of the testimony of believers.” [From CWN]
We can only hope that the theory will not be resurrected.
