Neo-Church Exploits Holy Land Pilgrimage to Mask Apostasy
Catholic News Agency reports on January 10, 2026, that Franciscan Father Francesco Ielpo, custos of the Holy Land, urged pilgrims to visit Jerusalem to support local Christians economically. The article simultaneously announces “Pope” Leo XIV’s appointment of Mark Freeman as “bishop” of Ballarat, Australia, and covers UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres criticizing Israel’s ban on Caritas Internationalis in Gaza. It further mentions a Requiem Mass offered by Swiss “Bishop” Jean-Marie Lovey for fire victims, displacement of Aleppo Christians, persecution of Indian Catholics, and Ethiopian Cardinal Berhaneyesus Souraphiel’s Christmas message emphasizing “solidarity.” The entire narrative reduces Catholicism to humanitarianism while masking doctrinal bankruptcy.