Neo-Modernist Synodality Masquerading as Ecclesial Renewal
The “Vatican News” portal (January 7, 2026) reports on an “Extraordinary Consistory of Cardinals” convened by “Pope” Leo XIV (Robert Prevost). The article emphasizes themes of “listening,” “dialogue,” and “collegiality,” framed as tools to guide the “Church’s mission.” The usurper of Peter’s throne insists that “it is not the Church that attracts, but Christ,” while advocating for “synodality as both an instrument and a style of cooperation.” The gathering’s stated purpose is to discuss priorities like “Evangelii Gaudium” and liturgical life, all under the nebulous banner of “walking together.” This spectacle exposes the conciliar sect’s capitulation to the modernist heresy, reducing the Church’s divine constitution to a human-centered dialogue club.
Naturalism Replaces Supernatural Faith
The address reduces the Church’s mission to horizontal “reflection and dialogue,” a direct violation of Pius X’s condemnation in Pascendi Dominici Gregis: Modernists “make experience the sole basis of faith” (n. 14). By framing the consistory as a listening session where “I am here to listen” and participants must “express only the main point and in a succinct manner,” the usurper substitutes the Magisterium’s divine authority with democratic process. Pius IX’s Syllabus anathematized the idea that “the Roman Pontiff can, and ought to, reconcile himself with progress, liberalism, and modern civilization” (n. 80). Yet here, “Leo XIV” boasts that “this way of listening to each other… will continue to be a great help for the Petrine ministry,” reducing the papacy to a facilitator of opinions.
Christ Divided From His Mystical Body
The claim that “it is not the Church that attracts, but Christ” is a diabolical dichotomy. Pius XII in Mystici Corporis Christi taught that Christ and His Church are inseparable: “The Church is the Mystical Body of Christ… governed by the successor of Peter” (n. 13). To sever Christ from His visible Church is gnosticism, implying an invisible “spiritual” Christ detached from His hierarchical institution. This aligns with the modernist error condemned in Lamentabili: “The organic structure of the Church is subject to change” (n. 53). The usurper’s warning that “division scatters” rings hollow while he promotes synodality—a Trojan horse for doctrinal relativism.
Vatican II’s Poisonous Legacy
The appeal to Vatican II’s “collegiality” confirms the apostasy. Pius VI’s 1794 condemnation of the Synod of Pistoia rejected “the pernicious error of democracy in the Church” (Auctorem Fidei, n. 76). Yet “Leo XIV” praises the College of Cardinals’ “wide range of backgrounds, cultures, ecclesial and social traditions,” treating diversity as an end rather than a threat to unity of faith. St. Pius X warned in Pascendi that modernists “cherish the idea that dogma must evolve” (n. 13), precisely the goal of this pseudo-consistory aiming to “give rise to something new.”
Omission of Doctrine, Promotion of Apostasy
Nowhere does the address mention the Church’s duty to condemn error or defend immutable dogma. The themes selected—Evangelii Gaudium (Bergoglio’s manifesto for a “poor Church for the poor”) and synodality—replace the mandate to “teach all nations” (Mt 28:19) with social activism and internal dialogue. Pius XI’s Quas Primas declared Christ’s kingship over societies, yet “Leo XIV” reduces liturgy—the “source and summit“—to a discussion topic, ignoring how the Novus Ordo desacralizes the Mass. The silence on extra Ecclesiam nulla salus and the need for conversion reveals the conciliar sect’s surrender to religious indifferentism.
“We are called to get to know one another and to dialogue, so that we may work together in serving the Church… I hope that we can grow in communion and thus offer a model of collegiality.”
This statement epitomizes the conciliar revolution. St. Pius X’s Vehementer Nos condemned the “model of collegiality” as “an outrage to the rights of the Sovereign Pontiff.” True Catholic unity flows from submission to Rome, not egalitarian “communion.” By inviting cardinals to “guide the action of the Holy Father,” the usurper inverts Christ’s hierarchy, making Peter subject to the apostles.
Conclusion: A Consistory of Apostates
The event is a pantomime of ecclesial life, where “fraternity and sincere friendship” replace the fear of God. The “Blessed Virgin Mary” invoked at the close is stripped of her role as Our Lady of Victory, reduced to a silent observer of this betrayal. As Pius IX warned: “They have placed their throne on the shifting sands of human opinion” (Qui Pluribus). True Catholics must flee this abomination, clinging to the unchanging Faith guarded by pre-1958 popes and the true Mass.
Source:
Pope at Consistory: It's not the Church that attracts but Christ (vaticannews.va)
Date: 07.01.2026