Our Lady of Guadalupe Cult: Syncretic Paganism Disguised as Catholicism
The Catholic News Agency (CNA) portal reports on December 11, 2025, about the historical location where the image allegedly imprinted on the cloak of Juan Diego during the purported apparitions of “Our Lady of Guadalupe” in Mexico (1531). The article emphasizes architectural history and restoration efforts of the former archbishop’s palace in Mexico City, while uncritically promoting the “Guadalupe event” as supernatural. A certain “Fr.” José de Jesús Aguilar (described as “Archdiocese of Mexico” priest) promotes pilgrimage to this site despite civil authorities rejecting religious monuments there. The report mentions “St.” John Paul II’s blessing of a sculpture related to this cult and concludes with an exhortation to spread knowledge of “this fact.” The entire narrative constitutes syncretic paganism masquerading as Catholic devotion.









