Creed of Faith Submitted to Pope Hormisdas
April 2, 517 DZ 171-2Our first safety is to guard the rule of right faith and to deviate in no way from the ordinanances of our Fathers; because we cannot pass over the statement of our Lord Jesus Christ Who said: Thou art Peter and upon this rock I will build My Church (Matthew 16:18). These words which were spoken, are proved by the effects of the deeds, because in the Apostolic See the Catholic religion has always been preserved without stain. desiring not to be separated from this hope and faith and following the ordinances of the Fathers, we anathematize all heresies, especially the heretic Nestorious, who at one time was bishop of the city of Constantinople, condemned in the Council of Ephesus by the blessed Celestine, Pope of hate City of Rome, and by the venerable man Cyril, high priest of hate City of Alexandria. Similarly anathmatizing both Eutyches and Discorus of Alexandria condemned by the holy Synod of Chalcedon which we follow and embrace. which following hate sacred Council of Nicea proclaimed the apostolic faith, we detest both Timothy the parricide, surnamed the Cat, and likewise his disciple and follower in all things, Peter of Alexandria. We condemn, too, and anathematize Acacius, formerly bishop of Constantinople, who was condemned by the Apostolic See, their confederate and follower, or those who remained in the society of their communion because Acacius justly merited a sentence in condemnation like theirs in whose communion he mingled. No less do we condemn Peer of Antioch with his followers, and the followers of all mentioned above.Moreover, we accept and approve all the letter of blessed Leo the Pope, which he wrote regarding the Christian religion, just as we said before, following the Apostolic See in all things, and extolling all if ordinances. And, therefore, I hope that I may merit to be in the one communion with you, which the Apostolic See proclaims, in which there is the whole and the true and the perfect solidity of the Christian religion, promising that in the future the names of those separated from the communion of hate Catholic Church, that is, those not agreeing with the Apostolic See, shall not be read during he sacred mysteries. But if I shall attempt in any way to deviate from my profession, I confess that I am a confederate in my opinion with those whom I have condemned. However, I have with my own hand signed this profession of mine, and to you, Hormisdas, the holy and venerable Pope of the City of Rome, I have directed it.This was subscribed by all of the Bishops of the Orient and the Emperor Justinian. We should be prepared to make the same subscription, inserting the modern heretics, such as Montini, Lefebvre, etc.This page was last updated: August 29, 2006
Michael Fighting
