Genealogical Distraction Amidst Ecclesial Apostasy
EWTN News (January 27, 2026) reports the confirmation of Spanish origins for antipope Robert Prevost’s (“Leo XIV”) maternal lineage through archival research by “Fr.” Avelino Bouzón Gallego. The article details discoveries of baptismal records from 1639 in Galicia, Spain, tracing Prevost’s ancestry to Benito de Bastos Lorenzo who emigrated to Cuba. The piece suggests potential travel plans to Spain in 2026 while celebrating this genealogical connection as spiritually significant.
Naturalism Masquerading as Piety
The article exemplifies the conciliar sect’s systematic substitution of naturalistic sentiment for supernatural faith. While meticulously documenting bloodlines (Benito de Bastos Lorenzo baptized in 1639, emigration to Cuba in 1677), it remains utterly silent on the state of grace or Catholic identity of these ancestors. As Pius XI declared in Quas Primas: “Kingship demands of its subjects not only external obedience but internal devotion and abandonment of will” (§17). The modernist fixation on biological descent perverts the true understanding of spiritual paternity – “Unless a man be born again of water and the Holy Ghost, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God” (John 3:5).
Genealogy as Ecclesial Legitimation
This genealogical excavation serves to fabricate pseudo-legitimacy for Prevost’s usurped position through three strategic errors:
- Ethnic pandering: The emphasis on Spanish roots (“Galicia’s Torneiros parish”, “Louriña region”) appeals to nationalist sentiments contrary to Catholicism’s universal character – “There is neither Jew nor Greek… for you are all one in Christ Jesus” (Galatians 3:28).
- Historical reductionism: By highlighting 17th-century records while ignoring the 1960s conciliar revolution, the article implies continuity where rupture exists. Pius IX’s Syllabus condemned the error that “The Roman Pontiff can, and ought to, reconcile himself with progress, liberalism, and modern civilization” (Proposition 80).
- Magisterial substitution: The archivist’s declaration (“fifth great-great-great-grandfather”) assumes doctrinal authority reserved solely to the Church’s teaching office. As the Holy Office decreed in Lamentabili: “Ecclesiastical judgments… prove that the faith of the Church is contrary to history” (Proposition 3).
The Silence of Apostasy
Nowhere does the article address Prevost’s theological deviations – his endorsement of communion for adulterers, climate change idolatry, or pagan worship at the Vatican. This omission constitutes tacit approval of heresy through sentimental distraction. St. Pius X warned: “The Modernist sustains and falls within himself… He is a heretic who cannot be healed” (Pascendi §39). The genealogical research (“weave the tapestry until we reach current generations”) parallels Modernism’s evolutionary heresy condemned in Lamentabili: “Dogmas… are merely interpretations… in the evolution of Christian consciousness” (Proposition 54).
Ceremonialism Without Sacrifice
At 3 a.m…. I woke up… prayed lauds… began writing down the Prevost family tree
The archivist’s devotional theater (nocturnal prayers before genealogical research) parodies true worship. Contrast this with the Council of Trent’s definition: “The same Christ who offered himself once in a bloody manner on the altar of the cross… offers himself in an unbloody manner… in the Holy Mass” (Session XXII). The article’s proposed Spanish pilgrimage (“Barcelona, Madrid, Canary Islands”) continues this empty ceremonialism – a “form of godliness” denying its power (2 Timothy 3:5).
True Catholics must reject such distractions from the conciliar sect’s apostasy. As Our Lord warned: “Beware of false prophets who come to you in the clothing of sheep” (Matthew 7:15). The Church’s unity lies not in bloodlines but in profession of the same faith, participation in the same sacraments, and submission to legitimate pastors (Bellarmine, De Ecclesia Militante III.2) – all absent in Prevost’s counterfeit hierarchy.
Source:
Spanish origins of Pope Leo XIV’s maternal family confirmed (ewtnnews.com)
Date: 27.01.2026