Vatican’s Cinematic Syncretism Masquerading as Spiritual Longing
Catholic News Agency reports that on November 15, 2025, the usurper of the Apostolic Palace (“Pope” Leo XIV) addressed filmmakers including Spike Lee and Cate Blanchett, claiming cinema expresses humanity’s “longing for infinity” and calling it a “workshop of hope.” The article describes this “pontiff” praising films like The Sound of Music and Life Is Beautiful while urging artists to make “cinema an art of the Spirit.” The report frames this as the Vatican endorsing cinematic art as a vehicle for spiritual exploration, with “Vatican News” ironically quoting Bergoglio’s predecessor Paul VI about the Church’s “friendship” with artists.









