Neo-Modernist Symbolism in Leo XIV’s Blasphemous Ferula
Catholic News Agency reports on the new papal staff introduced by Roberto Prevost (“Leo XIV”) during the January 6, 2026 ceremony closing the Holy Door. The article describes this ferula as “linking the mission of proclaiming the mystery of love expressed by Christ on the cross with its glorious manifestation in the Resurrection,” featuring a risen Christ design and the motto “In illo uno unum” (“In the one Christ we are one”). This theatrical prop epitomizes the conciliar sect’s abandonment of Catholic sacramental theology.
Illegitimate Usurpation of Papal Insignia
The very act of a post-conciliar antipope wielding any liturgical instrument constitutes sacrilege. As Pius XII established in Ad Apostolorum Principis (1958), those who deny papal primacy or Catholic dogma “cannot possess any authority”. The 1917 Code of Canon Law (Canon 188.4) confirms that public heretics automatically lose office without declaration. This usurper’s grotesque imitation of papal ceremonies recalls Pius IX’s condemnation: “The Roman Pontiff cannot reconcile himself with progress, liberalism, and modern civilization” (Syllabus of Errors, Prop. 80).
The article’s reference to Benedict XVI’s ferula usage unwittingly exposes the counterfeit continuity of antipopes. Montini (“Paul VI”) initiated this blasphemous tradition by replacing the papal cross with Scorzelli’s modernist design – a rupture Pius XI would have denounced as “contrary to the apostolic traditions” (Quas Primas). True popes carried the crux gemmata symbolizing Christ’s eternal reign, not these naturalistic props designed by Vatican II revolutionaries.
Theological Perversion in Sacramental Symbolism
The ferula’s depiction of a “glorified Christ ascending” replaces the crucifix – the sole acceptable symbol for liturgical use according to pre-conciliar rubrics. This deliberately suppresses the propitiatory sacrifice of Calvary, fulfilling Modernism’s goal to “reform the concept of Christian doctrine concerning…Redemption” (Lamentabili Sane, Prop. 64). Pius XI condemned precisely this error: “He who would eliminate the sacrifice of Calvary from the Christian religion destroys its very essence” (Miserentissimus Redemptor).
The motto “In the one Christ we are one” constitutes crypto-pantheism. Contrast this with Pius XI’s teaching that Christ’s true unity comes through “obedience to divine authority” rather than emotional collectivism (Quas Primas). The conciliar sect replaces doctrinal unity with indifferentist communion – the very “false irenicism” John XXIII promoted and Pius XII condemned in Humani Generis.
Masonic Continuity in Conciliar Symbolism
The article’s boast that the design “is reminiscent of Scorzelli’s work” confirms the uninterrupted masonic thread from Vatican II to the current antipope. Scorzelli’s 1965 ferula debuted during the Council’s heterodox closing – itself orchestrated per Masonic Operation Fatima’s Stage 3 “takeover by modernists” (False Fatima Apparitions file). The replacement of sacrificial imagery with “glorified” figures mirrors Freemasonry’s naturalistic Christology condemned in the Syllabus of Errors (Prop. 1,4,16).
True Catholic Tradition Versus Conciliar Theater
Authentic papal symbolism always emphasized Christ’s regnum sociale over earthly powers. Pius XI’s 1925 encyclical Quas Primas established that “the empire of our Redeemer embraces all men” through doctrinal submission, not emotional unity. The pre-1958 crux gestatoria displayed three horizontal bars signifying papal authority over heaven, earth, and hell – a triad the current ferula perverts into horizontalist ecumenism.
As St. Pius X warned: “The Modernists make the lex orandi conflict with the lex credendi“ (Pascendi). This blasphemous staff constitutes liturgical heresy – a visual denial of Christ’s unique mediation through His sacrifice. Traditional Catholics recognize only the true Mass’s altar crucifix as valid sacramental symbolism, rejecting all conciliar innovations as “the pest of indifferentism” (Syllabus of Errors, Prop. 79).
Source:
The story behind Pope Leo XIV’s new papal staff (catholicnewsagency.com)
Date: 12.01.2026