Faith no more
There are some circumstances under which messages could feasibly be accessible to Apple. ... however that's a hypothetical scenario and there's no reason to think Apple hasn't kept the faith.
I'd think that being served a court order to intercept that traffic is quite a reason.
If they have even a hypothetical ability to intercept traffic, to not attempt to put that ability into practise could well be seen as breaching that court order.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
