Conciliar Sect’s Ad Limina Charade Masks Apostasy from Catholic Tradition
The EWTN News portal (January 26, 2026) describes the recent ad limina visits of the Puerto Rican “bishops” to Rome, framing these pilgrimages as expressions of hierarchical communion with the “Holy See.” The article quotes “Bishop” Alberto Figueroa praising the “approachable” nature of antipope Leo XIV and the “synodal and missionary Church,” while Fr. Miguel Silvestre of the modernist “Work of the Church” institution orchestrates logistical support. The narrative extols the bureaucratic warmth of Vatican dicasteries and the purported spiritual renewal of prelates, omitting any reference to the divine mandate of the papacy or the immutable doctrines these structures now subvert.
Canonical Farce Replaces Divine Obligation
The article claims the ad limina visits—ostensibly rooted in the fourth century—serve to “renew communion” with the See of Peter. Historically, these visits existed to strengthen union with the Roman Pontiff as Vicar of Christ (Pius IX, Syllabus of Errors, 1864), requiring bishops to swear allegiance to Catholic truth. Today, they are reduced to administrative check-ins with usurpers who deny that dogma. The conciliar sect’s distortion mirrors its broader betrayal: “The Church is not a true and perfect society, entirely free” (Syllabus of Errors, Condemned Proposition 19) when subjected to the whims of antipopes.
Naturalism Replaces Supernal Mission
Nowhere does the article mention the salvation of souls, the defense of dogma, or the suppression of heresy—the very raison d’être of episcopal office. Instead, “Bishop” Figueroa emphasizes “family issues” and “gender ideology” as priorities, reducing the Church’s mission to social activism. Pius XI condemned this inversion: “When God and Jesus Christ are removed from laws and states… the foundations of authority are destroyed” (Quas Primas, 1925). The “synodal Church” touted here is a modernist fiction, echoing the condemned error that “the Church is incapable of effectively defending evangelical ethics” (St. Pius X, Lamentabili Sane, Proposition 63).
Illegitimate Structures Mock Apostolic Succession
Fr. Silvestre’s “Work of the Church” facilitates these sacrilegious meetings, yet no scrutiny is applied to the validity of the “bishops” themselves. Given the post-1968 collapse of sacramental discipline, their holy orders are doubtfully valid. St. Pius X warned that Modernists “hand over the Church to be mocked by her enemies” (Pascendi Dominici Gregis, 1907). The article’s sentimental vignettes—bishops “kidnapped by drug traffickers” or navigating jungles—divert from the core issue: these men shepherd no one, for they belong to a sect that has “publicly defected from the Catholic faith” (Canon 188.4, 1917 Code).
Silence on Heresy Exposes Apostasy
Antipope Leo XIV’s focus on “family issues” conspicuously avoids condemning the conciliar sect’s own complicity in moral decay—from communion for adulterers to pagan rituals in the Vatican Gardens. The ad limina visits, once a bulwark against error, now normalize heresy. As Pius IX decreed, “The Roman pontiffs have erred in defining matters of faith” is a condemned proposition (Syllabus of Errors, Proposition 23). The article’s reverence for these meetings thus constitutes participatio in sacris with an apostate entity.
Conclusion: True Catholics Must Reject the Masquerade
The EWTN report exemplifies the conciliar sect’s reliance on emotionalism and bureaucratic theater to mask its rupture from Catholic Tradition. Faithful must recognize that no “communion” exists with occupiers of the Vatican, who have “fallen into some heresy” (Paul IV, Cum ex Apostolatus Officio, 1559). Until a legitimate Pope returns, the only ad limina pilgrimage permissible is to the catacombs—where the Church, militant against modernism, endures.
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What happens when the world’s bishops arrive in Rome for ‘ad limina’ visits (ewtnnews.com)
Date: 26.01.2026