New Orleans Archdiocese’s Hollow Apology Masks Deeper Apostasy
Catholic News Agency reports that the Archdiocese of New Orleans issued a public apology letter dated December 26, 2025, to child sexual abuse claimants as part of a $230 million bankruptcy settlement. The letter from “Archbishop” Gregory Aymond expresses “profound regret” for abuse committed by clergy and church workers, while pledging to “keep children safe.” The apology forms part of court-mandated “nonmonetary provisions” following five years of litigation.
Bankruptcy Proceedings Replace Ecclesiastical Justice
The archdiocese’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing in 2020 represents the triumph of secular legal mechanisms over the Church’s divine constitution (Pius IX, Syllabus of Errors, Propositions 19-24). By submitting to U.S. bankruptcy courts rather than applying canonical penalties, the conciliar sect confirms its status as a human corporation, not the Mystical Body of Christ. The settlement reduces sacramental violations to monetary transactions – $230 million distributed among 650 claimants amounts to sacrilege commodified at $353,846 per soul.
“I sincerely apologize to you for the trauma caused to you and to those close to you as a survivor of sexual abuse perpetrated by a member of the clergy…”
This carefully crafted statement avoids the essential truth: These crimes constitute sacrilegious profanation of the priestly office (Council of Trent, Session XXIII, Chapter 1). Nowhere does Aymond mention:
- The eternal damnation risked by predator priests
- The necessity of sacramental confession and penance
- Restitution through Masses offered for victims
The Silence Screams Heresy
Aymond’s letter violates three immutable principles:
- Spiritual harm outweighs psychological trauma: The text obsesses over “pain,” “trauma,” and “healing” while ignoring the state of grace of victims. True pastoral care would prioritize providing Confession and Communion (Pius X, Sacra Tridentina Synodus).
- No absolution without public penance: Nowhere does the archdiocese announce the laicization of offenders or their referral to civil authorities (Canon 2319 of 1917 Code).
- Naturalism replaces supernatural faith: The settlement’s “nonmonetary provisions” focus exclusively on bureaucratic child protection programs, rejecting the only true safeguard: the restoration of Christ the King’s social reign (Pius XI, Quas Primas).
The timing proves revealing: Released between Christmas and New Year’s, this calculated PR move exploits the liturgical season when few scrutinize news cycles. The Clarion Herald’s description as “extensive media outreach” confirms the operation’s worldly character.
Root Cause: Modernist Infiltration
This scandal flows inevitably from the conciliar revolution:
- Collapse of priestly formation: Post-Vatican II seminaries abandoned Thomistic asceticism, producing spiritually weak clerics (Pius XI, Ad Catholici Sacerdotii §76).
- Protestantized ecclesiology: By redefining the Church as “People of God” rather than a perfect society (Leo XIII, Satis Cognitum), the hierarchy lost authority to discipline offenders.
- Freemasonic influence: The focus on financial settlements and confidentiality agreements mirrors lodge tactics to silence victims (Pius IX, Multiplices Inter §5).
Until the structures occupying the Vatican return to mandating daily Rosary, frequent Confession, and adherence to Veterum Sapientia on Latin formation, no bureaucratic “child protection” program will prevent further atrocities. The crisis stems not from “failed policies” but from the rejection of the Immutable Faith.
Conclusion: Penance or Perish
True reparation requires:
- Public Forty Hours’ Devotion in reparation for sacrileges
- Immediate expulsion of all predator clergy without pensions
- Restoration of the 1962 Roman Missal to combat liturgical abuses enabling moral laxity
Until these steps occur, Aymond’s apology remains what St. Augustine called “sterilis enim dolor poenitentia nomine carens” – barren grief lacking true repentance (De vera et falsa poenitentia). The blood of scandalized souls cries louder than $230 million.
Source:
Archdiocese of New Orleans issues public apology to abuse victims (catholicnewsagency.com)
Date: 05.01.2026