Vatican Diplomacy Exposed: Conciliar Sect’s Betrayal of Christ’s Kingship
EWTN News portal (January 17, 2026) reports on comments by former U.S. ambassador Francis Rooney regarding the geopolitical maneuvers of antipope Leo XIV in Venezuela. Rooney praises the antipope’s “calm” and “judicious” diplomacy while discussing closed-door meetings between U.S. President Donald Trump and modernist USCCB figure Paul Coakley. The article frames the conciliar sect’s diplomatic engagement with Venezuelan opposition leader MarÃa Corina Machado as strategic power-brokering, devoid of any reference to Catholic social doctrine or the divine mission of the Church. This report exemplifies the conciliar sect’s complete surrender to naturalistic politics.
Naturalistic Diplomacy Replaces Catholic Mission
The article celebrates antipope Leo XIV’s diplomatic activity as mere power politics, stating: “The Holy See has a long tradition of intervening in hostage situations… like a regime change” (Rooney). This reduces the Church’s mission to humanitarian crisis management—a direct contradiction of Pius XI’s teaching that “The empire of our Redeemer embraces all men… It would be a grave error… to say that Christ has no authority whatever in civil affairs” (Quas Primas, 18).
Rooney admits the conciliar sect’s motivations are purely temporal: “The Church has a love-hate relationship with the United States. They resent our power, but they love our money”. This confirms the modernist hierarchy’s betrayal of Immortale Dei (Leo XIII), which condemned states that “pursue no other end than to secure the goods and advantages of this mortal life” (1).
Antipapal Illegitimacy Concealed
The report refers to Leo XIV as “Holy Father” and discusses his “global expressions” of political support—terms that confer false legitimacy on a manifest heretic. St. Robert Bellarmine’s principle applies: “A manifest heretic cannot be Pope… he who is not a Christian is not a member of the Church, and a manifest heretic is not a Christian” (De Romano Pontifice, II.30).
The conciliar sect’s meeting with Venezuelan opposition figures constitutes sacrilegious meddling. As Pius IX declared: “The Roman Pontiff… prior to his promotion… has defected from the Catholic Faith or fallen into some heresy: his promotion… shall be null, void, and of no effect” (Cum ex Apostolatus Officio, §6).
USCCB Collusion in Political Subversion
The article reports Trump’s closed-door meeting with “Archbishop” Coakley to discuss immigration policy—a scandalous violation of Mirari Vos (Gregory XVI), which condemned the error that “liberty of conscience ought to be asserted and maintained for everyone” (14).
By advocating citizenship paths for illegal immigrants while accepting border enforcement, the USCCB operates on purely naturalistic grounds. Pius X condemned this approach: “Modernists place the foundation of religious philosophy in… vital immanence… Every phenomenon of conscience is from God as its first cause” (Pascendi, 6)—a heresy manifest in Coakley’s political bargaining.
Omission of Supernatural Finality
Nowhere does the article mention Venezuela’s spiritual crisis—the suppression of Catholic worship under Maduro, the persecution of faithful priests, or the conciliar sect’s complicity through silence. Rooney praises antipope Leo XIV for “calling out bad activities by world leaders” while ignoring his failure to condemn:
– Venezuela’s abortion laws
– Religious indifferentism enshrined in its constitution
– Persecution of traditional Catholics
This follows the conciliar sect’s pattern described in Pius IX’s Syllabus of Errors: “The Church ought to be separated from the State, and the State from the Church” (Condemned Proposition 55).
Conclusion: Apostate Power Politics
The EWTN report inadvertently exposes the conciliar sect as a geopolitical NGO. Its “diplomacy” serves worldly power structures while abandoning the Church’s divine mandate to “make disciples of all nations” (Matthew 28:19). As Pius XI warned: “When once men recognize… that Christ must be obeyed… it will become easy… to establish relations between individuals and states” (Quas Primas, 19). The conciliar sect’s Venezuela negotiations confirm its status as “the synagogue of Satan” (Revelation 2:9)—a counterfeit church trading sacramental authority for political influence.
Source:
Former U.S. ambassador to Holy See weighs in on Vatican diplomacy in Venezuela, U.S. (ewtnnews.com)
Date: 17.01.2026