Apostate Messages Masquerading as Pastoral Care: A Deconstruction of Leo XIV’s Address to American Youth
The VaticanNews portal (November 21, 2025) reports on a video conference between antipope Leo XIV (Robert Prevost) and approximately 15,000 teenagers at the National Catholic Youth Conference in Indianapolis. The event featured six pre-selected questions covering Confession, mental health, technology, AI, and the Church’s future. The antipope emphasized using technology for faith development, avoiding “political categories” in ecclesial discourse, and encouraged youth participation in neo-modernist parish activities. This performance exemplifies the conciliar sect’s substitution of Catholic substance with therapeutic deism and technological idolatry.
Sacramental Reductionism and the Destruction of Penance
The antipope’s treatment of Confession epitomizes the neo-modernist destruction of sacramental theology: “Sin never has the final word… God never gets tired of forgiving”. While technically orthodox in isolation, this formulation deliberately omits the integral Catholic doctrine requiring perfect contrition (Council of Trent, Session XIV, Chapter IV), firm purpose of amendment (Canon 901, 1917 Code), and satisfaction (Trent, Session XIV, Chapter VIII). By reducing the sacrament to emotional comfort – “whenever we ask for God’s mercy, He forgives us” – Prevost follows Bergoglio’s heresy that “God forgives even those who don’t repent” (Interview with Scalfari, 2019).
The Council of Trent anathematizes this approach: “If anyone denies that for the full and perfect remission of sins… contrition, confession, and satisfaction are required: let him be anathema” (Session XIV, Canon 4). Prevost’s silence on these requirements constitutes culpable negligence in forming young souls, transforming the tribunal of Mercy into a Protestant-style affirmation session.
Psychological Reductionism Replaces Supernatural Grace
The response to mental health questions reveals the conciliar sect’s naturalistic anthropology: “Open yourselves to a deep relationship with Jesus… find trusted adults… pray for true friends”. This therapeutic language substitutes actual sacramental means with pagan self-help techniques. Contrast this with Pius XII’s teaching: “The first and most natural remedy is to employ those supernatural means which the Church offers – prayer, the sacraments, the spirit of Christian penance” (Address to Psychotherapists, 1953).
The antipope’s suggestion that Eucharistic adoration involves merely “look[ing] at Jesus… knowing He looks at you with love” constitutes sacrilege when uttered by one occupying Peter’s See illegitimately. True adoration requires the worshiper to “adore in spirit and truth” (John 4:23) through the immemorial Roman rite, not the Novus Ordo table service where Christ’s Real Presence is routinely doubted.
Technological Utopianism Versus Spiritual Combat
Prevost’s uncritical embrace of technology – “Technology can help us live our Christian faith… amazing tools for prayer” – directly contradicts Pius X’s condemnation of the “false mysticism whereby man… seeks direct communication with God” through natural means (Pascendi, 39). The assertion that AI can “support our journey of faith” ignores the demonic potential of transhumanist tools warned of in Pascendi’s condemnation of immanentism: “Religious experience… is only a form of natural experience” (Pascendi, 14).
Where Leo XIII commanded Catholics to “shun the pestilent influence of secularism” (Sapientiae Christianae, 22), the antipope encourages youth to immerse themselves in digital Babylon. His feeble warning about screen time limitations ignores the occult dangers of social media documented in traditional moral theology (St. Alphonsus Liguori, Theologia Moralis III.4).
Erasure of Christ’s Social Kingship
The most poisonous error comes in Prevost’s declaration: “Be careful not to use political categories to speak about faith… the Church does not belong to any political party”. This directly assaults Pius XI’s definitive teaching: “When once men recognize… that Christ is King, society will at last receive the great blessings of real liberty, well-ordered discipline, peace, and harmony” (Quas Primas, 19).
By divorcing faith from political life, the antipope denies Christ’s dominion over nations (Psalm 2:8) and rejects the Church’s duty to govern societies through Catholic rulers (Leo XIII, Immortale Dei). His reduction of Catholic action to NGO-style volunteerism (“offer your time and talents generously”) constitutes the heresy of Americanism condemned by Leo XIII (Testem Benevolentiae).
Omissions That Scream Apostasy
The entire exchange conspicuously avoids:
- Any mention of Mary, whose Rosary is the weapon against modern errors (Leo XIII, Supremi Apostolatus Officio)
- Reference to eternal punishment, despite Christ’s 46 explicit warnings about Hell
- The Traditional Latin Mass, replaced by references to invalid Novus Ordo services
- Mortal sin and specific moral absolutes regarding technology use
- The duty to convert non-Catholics, replaced by feel-good “missionary” platitudes
Structural Heresy in Ecclesiology
Prevost’s claim that the Church remains secure because “the gates of hell will not prevail” constitutes blasphemous presumption when uttered by an antipope presiding over institutional apostasy. True ecclesiology teaches that “the Church is undefiled… but the men who are in the Church are sinners” (St. Robert Bellarmine, De Ecclesia Militante). By equating the conciliar sect with Christ’s true Church, Prevost commits the heresy of “ecclesial self-identification” condemned by Pius XII (Mystici Corporis, 64).
Conclusion: Wolves Dressed as Sheepherders
This event epitomizes the conciliar sect’s modus operandi: use emotionally manipulative language, technological gimmickry, and vacuous “accompaniment” talk to lead souls to eternal ruin. As St. Pius X warned: “The enemy has succeeded in introducing… agents of destruction who… put into operation their monstrous plan to demolish the Church from within” (Our Apostolic Mandate, 1910).
The antidote remains unchanged: total rejection of the conciliar sect, adherence to the immemorial Mass and sacraments, and unwavering fidelity to the entire Catholic Tradition preserved by true priests and bishops outside the Vatican II structure. Let young souls heed Pius XI’s true words: “The peace of Christ can only be achieved in the Kingdom of Christ” (Quas Primas, 1) – not in the digital Babylon promoted by usurpers.
Source:
Pope Leo to young people: Technology can help us live our Christian faith (vaticannews.va)
Date: 21.11.2025