Australian Bishops’ Hollow Condemnation Masks Ecclesial Apostasy
EWTN News reports (December 14, 2025) on statements by “Archbishop” Anthony Fisher of Sydney and Australian “Bishops” Conference President Timothy Costelloe condemning antisemitism after a terrorist attack killed 16 at a Hanukkah celebration. Fisher lamented “festering” antisemitism, invoked his Jewish ancestry, and offered Catholic resources to Jews, while Costelloe denounced “blind prejudice” as a societal “stain.” Both avoided any reference to Christ’s Kingship or the duty of nations to eradicate false religions.
Naturalistic Sentiment Replaces Supernatural Mission
The “bishops” reduce the Church’s purpose to social activism, declaring: “We love our Jewish neighbors… we must do all we can to keep them safe” (Fisher) and decrying hatred as a “stain in our society” (Costelloe). This emotivism ignores the unam sanctam doctrine (Boniface VIII, 1302) requiring submission of all peoples to Roman Pontiff for salvation. Pius XI’s Quas Primas (1925) unequivocally taught:
“Nations will be reminded by the annual celebration of this feast that not only private individuals but also rulers and princes are bound to give public honor and obedience to Christ… He is the author of prosperity and true happiness alike for every citizen and for the commonwealth.”
By framing solidarity with Jews in purely humanitarian terms, Fisher and Costelloe commit the condemned error of “equating the Church with secular society” (Syllabus of Errors #19, Pius IX). Their silence on Jewish conversion to the true Faith violates the apostolic mandate: “Going therefore, teach ye all nations; baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost” (Matthew 28:19).
Syncretism Over Sanctification
Fisher’s claim that “Christians are children of the Jews” distorts Scripture. While acknowledging Christianity’s roots in Judaism, the Church teaches Judaism ceased legitimacy at Calvary: “Behold your house shall be left to you desolate” (Matthew 23:38). The Council of Florence (1442) dogmatized:
“[The Church] firmly believes, professes, and proclaims that those not living within the Catholic Church… cannot become participants in eternal life, but will depart ‘into everlasting fire which was prepared for the devil and his angels’ [Matt. 25:41] unless before the end of life the same have been added to the flock.”
Offering “Catholic educational services” to Jews while avoiding evangelization constitutes the “scandalous omission of duty” censured in Pius IX’s Quanta cura (1864). True charity demands confronting Jewish unbelief, not enabling it through interfaith appeasement.
Ecumenical Cowardice Amidst Islamist Aggression
Notably absent is any call to combat Islam—the attackers’ ideology—despite Pius V’s Hebdomadae (1570) commanding “extermination of the Mohammedan pest.” The “bishops” decry antisemitism yet avoid naming Islamic supremacism as the threat, embodying Vatican II’s false “respect for other religions” (Nostra aetate #2).
Lamentabili sane exitu (1907) condemned the modernist tendency to “equate Christianity with other false religions” (Proposition 18). By focusing on “public antisemitism” while ignoring Islam’s theological hatred of Christendom, Fisher perpetuates the suicidal pluralism denounced by St. Pius X:
“The enemies of the Church disguise their errors in such a way as to insinuate them into the soul… under the appearance of love for the Church” (Pascendi Dominici gregis, 45).
Conclusion: Apostolic Betrayal in the Name of ‘Synodality’
These statements epitomize the conciliar sect’s abandonment of extra Ecclesiam nulla salus. Fisher—an active Synod on Synodality participant—exemplifies the “democratized Church” wherein dogma yields to political sentiment. True shepherds would demand Australia’s consecration to Christ the King and suppression of non-Catholic worship. Instead, these hirelings (John 10:12) offer empty condolences while the “abomination of desolation” (Matthew 24:15) advances unchecked.
Source:
‘This must stop’: Sydney archbishop condemns hate after Bondi terror kills 16 (ewtnnews.com)
Date: 14.12.2025