Workplace Strife in Vatican Structures Exposes Deep Apostasy
The Catholic News Agency portal (January 21, 2026) reports on a survey revealing widespread discontent among employees in Vatican structures. Conducted by the Vatican Lay Employees Association (ADLV), the poll indicates 73.9% perceive distance between leadership and workers, 56% report workplace mistreatment, and 75.8% claim initiative and merit go unrewarded. The article frames this as a labor issue while ignoring the theological root cause: the conciliar sect’s abandonment of societas perfecta principles that once governed Church administration according to divine law.
Naturalism Replaces Sacramental Vision of Labor
The survey’s secular framing reduces ecclesiastical service to mere employment – a radical departure from Pius XI’s teaching that “the salvation of souls must always be the supreme law” (Quas Primas, 1925). By focusing on “human resources placement” (75.9%) and “career advancement blocks” (73%), the conciliar bureaucracy operates on Marxist labor theories condemned in Rerum Novarum (Leo XIII, 1891) rather than viewing work as participation in Christ’s redemption. The 71% demanding “transparent selection criteria” for superiors reject apostolic succession’s divine origin, substituting democratic processes for hierarchical authority established jure divino.
“73.4% of respondents said they perceive favoritism, unequal treatment, and insecurity about the protection of their rights”
This statistic proves the conciliar sect’s betrayal of Pius X’s condemnation of modernism: “There is no proportional duty between merit and reward” (Pascendi Dominici Gregis, 1907). True Catholic governance derives not from labor contracts but from caritas in veritate – a supernatural bond shattered when antipope Bergoglio abolished the biennial wage step in 2021, prioritizing budget deficits over paternal care for employees.
Systemic Apostasy Manifest in Workplace Abuses
The 56% reporting “injustices or humiliating behavior” reflects the conciliar sect’s loss of sacramental character. As Pius XII taught, ecclesiastical superiors must act “non tamquam domini in clericos, sed tamquam patres” (not as lords over clerics, but as fathers – Ad Catholici Sacerdotii, 1935). The survey reveals an anti-church governed by the condemned principle of “authority from popular consent” (Pius IX, Syllabus of Errors, Proposition 39).
The ADLV’s demand for “union recognition” constitutes open rebellion against Quadragesimo Anno (1931), which prohibited clerical unions while mandating employers provide “just wages and spiritual care.” That 71% would turn to this association rather than the Vatican labor tribunal shows complete disintegration of canonical order – a fulfillment of Paul IV’s warning that apostate leaders would “lose authority to bind or loose” (Cum Ex Apostolatus Officio, 1559).
Antipope’s Empty Gestures Compound Scandal
The article notes “positive signs” under antipope Leo XIV, including bonuses and tribunal reforms. This confirms the sect’s adherence to the modernist heresy condemned by St. Pius X: “The Church shows herself yielding to modern opinions” (Lamentabili Sane, 1907, Proposition 65). Workplace “dialogue” replaces the munus regendi of true pontiffs who governed through divine authority, not employee satisfaction surveys.
The absence of any reference to spiritual remedies – sacrament of penance, daily Mass, Eucharistic reparation – exposes the conciliar sect’s naturalism. Contrast this with St. Pius X’s solution to administrative conflicts: “First satisfy the law of God” (Vehementer Nos, 1906). When 75% complain about “insufficient staff formation,” they unknowingly lament the sect’s destruction of traditional seminaries where priests learned sacra potestas rather than human resource management.
Canonical Nullity of Conciliar “Labor Relations”
All conciliar labor “reforms” lack force according to canon law. As Benedict XV established, any ecclesiastical law contrary to “the sacred canons or to the decrees of the councils” is automatically null (Ad Limina address, 1919). The pension concerns (73.4%) stem directly from antipopes violating Pius XII’s prohibition against secularizing Church property (Ad Apostolorum Principis, 1958).
The survey’s very existence proves the conciliar sect’s apostasy. True popes like Pius XI never permitted employee associations because they governed through caritas rather than collective bargaining. As the 1917 Code of Canon Law mandated (Canon 149), Church officials must be appointed based on “doctrine, integrity, and prudence” – qualities systematically destroyed by Vatican II’s egalitarianism.
Conclusion: Ecclesial Suicide Through Modernist Governance
These workplace grievances manifest the conciliar sect’s ontological disorder. Having rejected the regnum sociale Christi (Pius XI, Quas Primas), they now face the inevitable collapse prophesied by Pius IX: “When the Church is separated from the State, human laws prevail over divine” (Syllabus, Proposition 55). The solution isn’t better HR policies but return to the immutable Catholic Faith – abandoning the conciliar experiment and its antipopes to embrace true shepherds preserving Tradition.
Source:
Vatican employees report distrust of managers, mistreatment in the workplace (catholicnewsagency.com)
Date: 21.01.2026