Habsburg’s Vatican Tenure: Diplomatic Service to Antichurch Structures
Catholic News Agency reports on Archduke Eduard Habsburg concluding his decade-long tenure as Hungary’s ambassador to the Vatican. The article portrays his service as harmonious collaboration with antipopes Francis and “Leo XIV” (Robert Prevost), emphasizing personal anecdotes over doctrinal substance. Habsburg describes antipope Francis’ “incredibly positive” relationship with Hungary and praises “Leo XIV” as “a very balanced and just man.” The report omits any critique of the conciliar sect’s doctrinal deviations while celebrating diplomatic formalities.
Legitimization of Antipapal Authority
The article uncritically promotes antipopes as legitimate authorities, stating Habsburg “presented his credentials to Pope Francis” and later met “Pope Leo XIV.” This violates the sede vacante principle confirmed by Canon 188.4 (1917 Code): “Public defection from Catholic faith voids ecclesiastical office ipso facto.” Pius XII’s Vacantis Apostolicae Sedis (1945) affirms no governing authority resides in heretical claimants. By treating antipopes as valid pontiffs, Habsburg collaborates with structures opposing Quas Primas‘ mandate that “nations must obey Christ the King” (Pius XI, 1925).
Naturalism Replacing Supernatural Faith
Habsburg reduces Catholicism to sentimental diplomacy, praising antipope Francis for “using Hungarian expressions” and Benedict XVI’s “sense of humor.” The Syllabus of Errors condemns such naturalism: “Human reason suffices to secure nations’ welfare” (Error #3). True ambassadors of Christ prioritize salus animarum, not geopolitical theater. Pius IX’s Quanta Cura (1864) rebukes states elevating “human reason above divine revelation,” precisely embodied in Hungary’s celebration of apostate leaders.
Omission of Doctrinal Apostasy
No mention is made of antipope Francis’ heretical acts—Amoris Laetitia permitting adulterous “communions,” Pachamama idolatry, or Assisi syncretism. Lamentabili Sane (1907) anathematizes those “equating Church teachings with human opinions” (Proposition 22). The article’s silence on these scandals constitutes complicity. When Habsburg claims antipopes “do good,” he disregards Pius X’s warning: “Modernists substitute divine faith with religious sentiment” (Pascendi, 1907).
Ecclesiological Subversion
Celebrating Hungary’s collaboration with antipopes violates Boniface VIII’s Unam Sanctam (1302): “Outside the Church there is no salvation nor remission of sins.” The conciliar sect’s “diplomatic relations” parody true ecclesial unity. As St. Robert Bellarmine explains: “Heretics automatically lose jurisdiction” (De Romano Pontifice). Habsburg’s pride in “10 years serving the Holy See” tragically ignores that the Vatican apparatus now operates as “the synagogue of Satan” (Pius IX, Multiplices Inter).
Conclusion: Duty to Resist Antichurch
True Catholics must heed Pius VI’s Charitas (1791): “Withdraw from communion with pseudo-pastors.” Diplomatic engagement with antipopes constitutes material cooperation with heresy. Hungary’s decade-long ambassadorship exemplifies national apostasy condemned in Quas Primas: “States rejecting Christ’s reign crumble internally.” Until rulers publicly consecrate nations to Christ the King—not conciliar antipopes—such diplomatic missions serve not God, but “the mystery of iniquity” (2 Thess. 2:7).
Source:
Outgoing Hungarian ambassador reflects on 10-year term at the Vatican (catholicnewsagency.com)
Date: 19.11.2025