Catholic News Agency portal (December 19, 2025) reports that antipope Leo XIV appointed Manuel de Jesus Rodriguez as ordinary of Palm Beach and Peter Dai Bui as auxiliary of Phoenix, framing these appointments as legitimate acts of ecclesiastical governance while concealing their intrinsic invalidity and doctrinal bankruptcy.
Canonical Nullity of “Episcopal” Appointments
The purported appointments violate Divine Law (ius divinum) governing sacramental validity and ecclesiastical jurisdiction. Pius XII’s apostolic constitution Sacramentum Ordinis (1947) established that any deviation from sacramental form renders orders invalid. The post-conciliar rite of episcopal “consecration” – lacking express intention to confer the power to offer propitiatory sacrifice (potestas offerendi sacrificium propitiatorium) – fails to transmit apostolic succession. As the False Fatima Apparitions document reveals: “The centralized role of the Church and the sacraments is undermined by the demand for ‘hyper-acts’ of worship” – a pattern culminating in the destruction of valid holy orders through invalid sacramental forms.
Rodriguez’s formation at the Pontifical Salesian University and Bui’s training with the Legionaries of Christ expose their immersion in theological modernism condemned by St. Pius X: “The Church listening cooperates… with the Church teaching” (Lamentabili, Proposition 6). Both institutions have propagated the evolutionary dogma condemned in Pascendi Dominici Gregis as “the synthesis of all heresies.” Their academic credentials constitute not theological formation but certification in apostasy.
Sacramental Counterfeiting Through Invalid Mandates
The Vatican II sect’s appointments lack jurisdiction under Canon 188 §4 of the 1917 Code:
“Every office becomes vacant by the mere fact… if the cleric publicly defects from the Catholic faith.”
The conciliar hierarchy’s adherence to religious liberty (Dignitatis Humanae) and ecumenism (Unitatis Redintegratio) constitutes manifest heresy, automatically depriving them of office according to St. Robert Bellarmine’s principle: “A manifest heretic cannot be Pope or a member of the Church” (De Romano Pontifice).
Pius IX’s Syllabus of Errors condemns as heretical the notion that “the Church is not a true and perfect society, entirely free” (Proposition 19) – precisely the conciliar ecclesiology enabling these invalid appointments. The appointment mechanism itself embodies the condemned error of collegiality, violating Christ’s establishment of monarchical episcopacy (Vatican I, Pastor Aeternus).
Naturalistic Omissions Reveal Anti-Supernal Agenda
The article’s focus on linguistic capabilities and administrative experience exposes the conciliar sect’s reduction of the episcopacy to managerial function. Contrast this with Pius XI’s teaching: “Christ reigns in the minds of men… in the wills of men… of hearts” (Quas Primas). The complete absence of references to:
- The candidates’ fidelity to immemorial doctrine
- Their commitment to combat modernism
- Their adherence to the Traditional Mass
demonstrates the sect’s anti-dogmatic essence. Barbarito’s praise of Rodriguez’s “spirituality” echoes Modernist subjectivism condemned in Pascendi: “Religious sentiment is the basis of faith.”
Bui’s flippant remark about being “in shock” at his appointment profanes the gravity of the episcopal office, which the Council of Trent defines as instituted “for the glory of God and the increase of the Christian people” (Session XXIII). Dolan’s celebration of “administrative complexity” prioritizes bureaucratic efficiency over the salvation of souls – the suprema lex of the Church.
Masonic Subversion Through False Hierarchy
The ritualistic patterns in these appointments follow the 100-year cycle identified in the False Fatima Apparitions analysis: “1717 (founding of Freemasonry), 1917 (apparitions), 2017 (canonization)”. Rodriguez’s legal training and Bui’s international missions align with Masonic strategies of infiltration through juridical positivism and globalist networking. Their multilingualism serves not Catholic unity but ecumenical relativism – the “conversion of Russia” deception repurposed for 21st-century syncretism.
The appointments continue the conciliar sect’s systematic dismantling of Catholic identity through:
| Strategy | Effect | Condemnation |
|---|---|---|
| Multi-lingual “ministry” | Dilution of doctrinal precision | Syllabus Prop. 77 |
| Juridical formation | Replacement of divine law with human legislation | Lamentabili Prop. 56 |
| Religious order backgrounds | Subversion of consecrated life | Pascendi 39-40 |
These appointments constitute not pastoral care but sacrilegious simulations, fulfilling Pius X’s warning: “The enemies of the Church… carry their plots into the very heart of the sanctuary” (Editae Saepe). Until the restoration of legitimate hierarchy through valid orders and orthodox faith, Catholics must completely avoid these pseudo-sacraments and false shepherds who “have made their folds the habitation of dragons” (Jeremiah 9:11).
Source:
Pope Leo XIV appoints new bishop for Palm Beach, auxiliary bishop for Phoenix (catholicnewsagency.com)
Date: 19.12.2025