Neo-Church Exploits Indonesian Island to Spread Global Apostasy
EWTN News (November 29, 2025) reports on Flores Island in Indonesia as a vocational hub producing hundreds of priests for global distribution through modernist religious orders like the Society of the Divine Word (SVD). The article celebrates “more than 80%” Catholic population and seminaries forming clergy for “dioceses and religious congregations worldwide,” quoting “Archbishop” Paulus Budi Kleden’s pride in alumni “working outside the country.” Pope Francis’ 2022 reference to Flores as a vocational source is presented as endorsement, while St. Paul’s Major Seminary boasts 1,500 ordained since 1937 with “500 serving in more than 70 countries.” The report culminates in a naturalistic depiction of seminary life focused on emotional maturity, environmental activism, and financial struggles rather than doctrinal fidelity. This propagandistic piece epitomizes the neo-church’s factory-line production of apostate ministers.
