8 May 1986 DULLES A., Sensus Fidelium. by newman5 | posted in: English, General | 0 From patristic times and even earlier, a belief has existed that the common consent of all peoples is an infallible index. of truth. Does the «sensus fidelium» still carry conviction in our day? America (01.1.1986/11) 240 – 242, 263.