Syncretism Masked as Mission: The Idente Missionaries’ Betrayal in Thailand
The Vatican News portal (December 17, 2025) describes the work of Idente Missionaries in Chiang Mai, Thailand, as a model of “compassion, attention, and coexistence” with Buddhist and animist communities. The article celebrates their “inculturated” liturgies using tribal languages, participation in non-Catholic religious feasts, and prioritization of social projects over doctrinal clarity. It claims “interreligious dialogue is a daily and natural occurrence” resulting in “shared initiatives” with pagans, framing the Church as merely “a friendly presence” rather than the ark of salvation. This report epitomizes the conciliar sect’s apostasy from the missionary mandate of Christ the King.
Social Gospel as Substitute for the True Mission of the Church
The article reduces evangelization to humanitarianism: “Food parcels are not enough. Offering them the opportunity to study and grow is the way to restore trust,” states one missionary. Nowhere is there mention of administering baptism, preaching against false gods, or offering the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass as the raison d’être of missionary activity. This mirrors the Modernist heresy condemned by Pope St. Pius X in Lamentabili Sane Exitu (1907), which rejected the notion that “the Church listening cooperates… in defining truths of faith” (Proposition 6). The missionaries’ focus on “agricultural projects and development programs” exposes their naturalism—a betrayal of Pope Pius XI’s teaching that “the Kingdom of our Redeemer… is opposed only to the kingdom of Satan” (Quas Primas, 1925).
The Heresy of Religious Indifferentism in Practice
Celebrating pagan rituals as “shared spaces” constitutes formal cooperation with idolatry. The article boasts that “the Church participates in feasts, songs, and other local traditions,” while missionaries admit their liturgies “transmit a spirituality that needs no translation“—implying Buddhist or animist spirituality is compatible with Catholicism. This violates the First Commandment and echoes the condemned error: “Protestantism is nothing more than another form of the same true Christian religion” (Syllabus of Errors, Proposition 18, Pius IX). Pope Pius XI warned that Christ’s reign demands nations “submit to the authority of Jesus Christ” (Quas Primas), not syncretize His doctrine with demonic cults.
Omission of Supernatural Reality: A Silent Apostasy
Nowhere does the article mention:
– The necessity of baptism for salvation (Extra Ecclesiam Nulla Salus)
– The propitiatory Sacrifice of the Mass
– The eternal consequences of dying in false religions
This silence is diabolical. When missionaries claim “listening to someone with the heart is the most profound proclamation of the Gospel,” they deny St. Paul’s mandate: “Faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ” (Romans 10:17). The Syllabus of Errors explicitly condemns the idea that “the Church is incapable of effectively defending evangelical ethics” (Proposition 63)—precisely what occurs when social work replaces the munus docendi (teaching office).
The Poison of Inculturation: Undermining the Deposit of Faith
The article praises liturgies “using local languages with attention to tribal traditions.” This inculturation corrupts divine worship, reducing it to anthropocentric theater. Pope Pius XII condemned such experiments in Mediator Dei (1947), warning against “excessive and misplaced insistence on… archaeological considerations.” The Identes Missionaries’ approach aligns with Modernism’s evolutionary view of dogma—a heresy Pius X called “the synthesis of all errors” (Pascendi Dominici Gregis, 1907).
A Church That No Longer Seeks Conversions
The missionaries lament “lack of opportunity” for tribal youth but never speak of leading souls to Confession or the Eucharist. Their “compassionate heart” refuses to warn Buddhists of hell—the ultimate cruelty. This echoes the apostate declaration of the conciliar “pope” Francis: “Proselytism is solemn nonsense” (2013). Contrast this with Pope Pius XI’s command: “Let apostolic men enter… countries… and preach the truth of the Gospel” (Rerum Ecclesiae, 1926).
Conclusion: The Anti-Mission of the Conciliar Sect
The Idente Missionaries exemplify the neo-church’s abandonment of Catholic mission. They replace the Unbloody Sacrifice with “shared initiatives,” swap baptism for “loyal friendship,” and deny Christ’s Kingship by treating pagan rites as equal to His sacraments. As Pope Pius IX declared: “The Roman Pontiff can, and ought to, reconcile himself, and come to terms with progress, liberalism and modern civilization” is an error (Syllabus, Proposition 80). Until Thailand’s tribes kneel before the Rex Regum, no social program will heal their “real misery“: slavery to the princeps tenebrarum (prince of darkness).
Source:
Thailand: Compassion in the villages of Chiang Mai (vaticannews.va)
Date: 17.12.2025