Chilean Pseudo-Prelate Promotes Migrant Chaos Over Christ’s Social Reign
EWTN News reports on Chilean “archbishop” Sergio Pérez de Arce’s criticism of presidential candidate José Antonio Kast’s proposed 100-day ultimatum for illegal immigrants to leave Chile. The pseudo-prelate condemns the policy as inhumane, arguing migrants have “family and emotional ties” and contribute economically. He demands “other paths… more in line with human dignity,” dismissing border enforcement as mere “campaign stunts.”
Naturalism Masquerading as Mercy
The pseudo-archbishop’s plea for migrant regularization reveals a complete inversion of Catholic priorities. His argument rests entirely on naturalistic concerns – economic contributions, emotional attachments, and vague appeals to “human dignity” divorced from sanctifying grace. Nowhere does he mention the primacy of the supernatural end of souls or the duty of nations to safeguard their Catholic identity. This echoes the condemned modernist error that “the Church is incapable of effectively defending evangelical ethics” (Lamentabili Sane, 63).
Pius XI’s encyclical Quas Primas (1925) establishes the only framework for legitimate governance: “Rulers of states… fulfill this duty themselves and with their people, if they wish to maintain their authority inviolate and contribute to the increase of their homeland’s happiness.” Kast’s proposal – while imperfect – at least recognizes the state’s primary duty to protect its citizens, a concept utterly absent from Pérez de Arce’s sentimentalism.
The Silent Apostasy of Omission
The “archbishop’s” column commits the gravest modernistic sin: silence about the Social Kingship of Christ. He reduces migration policy to a humanitarian calculation rather than a matter of divine law. Contrast this with Pope Pius IX’s condemnation in the Syllabus of Errors (1864): “The Roman Pontiff can, and ought to, reconcile himself, and come to terms with progress, liberalism and modern civilization” (Error 80). Pérez de Arce’s call for policies “more in line with human dignity” precisely embodies this condemned proposition by subordinating eternal truths to temporal convenience.
His bleeding-heart rhetoric ignores the periculum animarum (danger to souls) posed by uncontrolled migration. Where is the warning about preserving Chile’s Catholic culture from secularizing influences? Where the exhortation for migrants to convert from heresy or paganism? This omission reveals the conciliar sect’s apostasy: “They have become exiles from His Kingdom” (Quas Primas).
Endorsing Revolution Through False Mercy
Pérez de Arce’s position constitutes implicit support for the globalist demolition of nations. By framing border enforcement as inherently cruel, he promotes the modernist heresy that “the principal articles of the Apostles’ Creed did not have the same meaning for the first Christians as they do for contemporary Christians” (Lamentabili Sane, 62). The true Church has always taught that patria (homeland) is a natural extension of family – a divine institution requiring protection.
St. Thomas Aquinas states unequivocally: “The ruler should… hinder outside influences which could corrupt the community” (De Regno, I:15). The pseudo-prelate’s “mercy” actually enables the destruction warned against in the Syllabus: “The Church is an enemy of the progress of natural and theological sciences” (Error 57). His vision of unchecked migration serves not Christ the King, but what Pius XI called “the cult of man” – the diabolical inversion where man replaces God as the measure of all things.
Conclusion: Sheep’s Clothing Over Wolfish Modernism
Pérez de Arce’s migrant advocacy epitomizes the conciliar sect’s betrayal. While mouthing Gospel phrases, he advances the UN’s “Great Replacement” theology – a globalist heresy diametrically opposed to the extra Ecclesiam nulla salus (no salvation outside the Church) principle. True shepherds would demand migrants’ conversion and warn nations to maintain Catholic homogeneity. This “archbishop” instead blesses demographic suicide, proving the post-conciliar sect is indeed “the synagogue of Satan” (Pius IX, Syllabus). Only a return to the integral Catholic faith can remedy such apostasy.
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‘You leave or we’ll kick you out’ can’t be only answer for migrants, Chilean archbishop says (ewtnnews.com)
Date: 04.12.2025