VaticanNews.va (January 21, 2026) reports the erection of a Carlo Acutis statue at Myitkyina Cathedral in Myanmar, presented as a “symbol of hope” for youth during civil conflict. Diocesan priest John Aung Htoi claims this beatified individual—inaccurately termed “saint”—teaches young people “how to bear witness to the faith… during this difficult time” through internet use. The article frames the conciliar sect’s youth programs (e.g., Salesian “Don Bosco” Center) as solutions to Myanmar’s social collapse under military junta rule.
Illegitimate Veneration of Conciliar Fabrications
The article’s central fraud lies in promoting Carlo Acutis as a saintly model. No canonization after 1958 holds validity, as antipopes lack jurisdiction (Bellarmine, De Romano Pontifice). Acutis’ “beatification” by Bergoglio in 2020 epitomizes the neo-church’s cult of man: a teenager celebrated for website-building replaces martyrs who died for Eucharistic devotion. Pius XI condemned such innovations, warning that “the primary duty of charity does not lie in the toleration of false ideas… but in leading back those who are in error” (Quas Primas, 21). The statue’s installation constitutes sacrilegious idolatry, diverting souls from true saints like the Cristero martyrs or Louis IX.
Naturalism Replaces Supernatural Faith
Nowhere does the article mention sacraments as the solution to Myanmar’s crisis. Instead, Fr. Htoi promotes “educational programs” and “sports activities“—a betrayal of Catholicism’s sui generis mission to save souls. Contrast this with Pius X’s condemnation: “Modernists place in nature itself… the explanation of all phenomena… Thus they are prepared to profess that faith is immanent in man” (Lamentabili Sane, 6). The “Don Bosco” Center’s focus on “security, dignity, and hope” parallels Masonic humanitarianism, ignoring the unbloody sacrifice of Calvary as the sole source of grace. True Catholic resistance would demand Mass attendance, Eucharistic adoration, and public rosaries—not social centers.
False Ecumenism in Digital Proselytism
Fr. Htoi’s praise of Acutis as “patron of the internet” exposes the conciliar sect’s heresy. The internet—a sewer of pornography, blasphemy, and modernism—cannot have a “patron” unless Satan himself. Pius IX anathematized those claiming “that the Roman Pontiff can and ought to reconcile himself with progress, liberalism, and modern civilization” (Syllabus of Errors, 80). By urging youth to “navigate social media“, the diocese promotes near occasions of sin, violating the traditional Catholic principle of “fuga mundi” (flight from the world). Where are the warnings against smartphones destroying chastity? The silence confirms the neo-church’s complicity in moral decay.
Omission of Christ’s Social Kingship
Myanmar’s military junta goes uncondemned, while the article laments “erosion of the family unit” without identifying its cause: rejection of Christ’s reign. Pius XI declared: “When once men recognize… that Christ has authority over all mankind… it will at last be possible to enjoy real peace” (Quas Primas, 19). Nowhere does the conciliar sect demand Myanmar’s rulers submit to the Catholic Faith. Instead, youth are told to “take responsibility for their actions“—Victorian moralism replacing the Church’s divine mandate to “teach all nations” (Matthew 28:19). The true solution—conversion of Myanmar to Catholicism through missionary zeal—is buried beneath humanistic platitudes.
The Lost Generation: Fruit of Vatican II
Myanmar’s “33% youth population” mirrors the global catastrophe of post-conciliar catechesis. These souls weren’t lost due to war but because the neo-church abandoned Thomistic education. Leo XIII warned: “When a society is perishing… the remedy is to recall it to the principles from which it sprang” (Rerum Novarum, 22). Instead, the article celebrates “faith formation programs” run by Salesians—an order infiltrated by modernists since the 1970s. Authentic Catholic action would restore Jesuit schools teaching Bellarmine’s catechism, not “cultural activities” masking indifferentism. Until Myanmar’s bishops demand public veneration of Christ the King—not Acutis—their efforts remain Satanic counterfeits.
Source:
Myanmar: St. Carlo Acutis statue set up as symbol of hope (vaticannews.va)
Date: 21.01.2026