Vatican’s Canonical Charade: Redaelli Appointment Exposes Conciliar Sect’s Apostasy
EWTN News portal (January 28, 2026) reports “Pope Leo XIV’s appointment earlier this month of Archbishop Carlo Roberto Maria Redaelli as secretary of the Dicastery for the Clergy places a seasoned canon lawyer and administrator as the No. 2 in a curial office.” The article praises Redaelli’s “structured pastoral discernment” exemplified by his handling of a 2017 case involving a scout leader in a homosexual civil union, where he urged “respect, attention, and pastoral discernment” rather than condemnation. This appointment exemplifies the conciliar sect’s systematic replacement of Catholic discipline with naturalistic governance.
Canon Law Subverted to Serve Modernist Agenda
The appointment of “Archbishop” Redaelli continues the conciliar sect’s perversion of canon law into an instrument of apostasy. Pope Pius X’s encyclical Pascendi Dominici gregis (1907) condemned Modernists who “make the laws of evolution their own” in ecclesiastical governance. The article’s celebration of Redaelli’s “procedural clarity” masks the reality that post-conciliar canon law serves not Catholic truth but the “hermeneutic of rupture” condemned by true popes.
“Leo, himself trained as a canon lawyer, reportedly emphasized canon law in the general congregations preceding the conclave that elected him last May.”
This admission reveals the conciliar sect’s anti-Catholic ecclesiology. The 1917 Code of Canon Law’s Canon 1556 states that only cardinals under age 80 may vote in conclaves. Yet the article refers to a “conclave” electing “Leo XIV” – a contradiction since the true Church’s last valid conclave occurred in 1958. The conciliar sect operates through strictly human mechanisms, having severed itself from apostolic succession and divine constitution.
Martini’s Disciple Embodies Progressive Apostasy
Redaelli’s formation under “Cardinal” Carlo Maria Martini – whom he called “a great master of discernment” – exposes his theological corruption. Martini publicly advocated for communion for adulterers and acceptance of homosexual relationships, declaring in 2012: “The Church is 200 years behind.” Pius XII’s Sacra virginitas (1954) condemned such innovators who “twist the meaning of evangelical counsels to suit worldly desires.”
The article fails to mention Redaelli’s tenure as vicar general of Milan coincided with the archdiocese permitting “liturgical dance,” female “altar servers,” and Communion in the hand – all forbidden by authentic Catholic discipline. His appointment continues Bergoglio’s pattern documented in The Syllabus of Errors (1864): “The Church is incapable of effectively defending evangelical ethics” (Error 63).
Pastoral Discernment as Cover for Mortal Sin
Redaelli’s handling of the homosexual scout leader case epitomizes the conciliar sect’s moral bankruptcy:
“Redaelli intervened through a letter… proposing not an outright condemnation but a path of common discernment on how to address new and complex questions for the Church.”
This directly contradicts Catholic teaching. The Holy Office under Pius XII decreed in 1949 that any “pastoral approach” to homosexuality constitutes “approval of vice.” Pius XI’s Casti Connubii (1930) declared homosexual acts “intrinsically disordered” and “gravely contrary to marital chastity.” The article’s praise of discernment over condemnation reveals the conciliar sect’s adoption of the condemned proposition: “Moral laws do not stand in need of the divine sanction” (Syllabus of Errors, Error 56).
Ommission of Supernatural Reality
Nowhere does the article mention Redaelli’s responsibility for priestly sanctity or the salvation of souls – the true purpose of ecclesiastical governance. Pius XI’s Quas Primas (1925) established that all authority flows from Christ the King: “Rulers and legitimate superiors must be convinced that they exercise authority not so much by their own right as by the command and in the place of the Divine King.” Instead, the dicastery focuses on bureaucratic processes – “priestly discipline” reduced to human resource management rather than cultivation of alter Christus.
The silence on Redaelli’s sacramental theology speaks volumes. True Catholic governance requires absolute adherence to Lamentabili Sane (1907) which condemned the proposition that “The sacraments merely serve to remind man of the presence of the ever-benevolent Creator” (Error 41). When the article states the dicastery provides “appropriate assistance” to bishops, it conceals the reality that post-conciliar formations produce priests ignorant of transubstantiation and the propitiatory nature of the Mass.
Conclusion: Canonical Facade for Revolutionary Agenda
Redaelli’s appointment continues the conciliar sect’s strategy documented in the Syllabus of Errors: “The Roman Pontiff can, and ought to, reconcile himself, and come to terms with progress, liberalism and modern civilization” (Error 80). At 70 years old, Redaelli represents not experience but institutionalized apostasy – a “seasoned hand” adept at dismantling Catholic discipline.
Pius X’s prophetic warning in Pascendi finds fulfillment here: Modernists use ecclesiastical structures “not to strengthen the Church but to try to overthrow her.” Until the conciliar sect repudiates its false doctrines and returns to the immutable Faith, such appointments remain but devilish parodies of true Catholic governance.
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Pope Leo XIV taps veteran canon lawyer Archbishop Redaelli for key Vatican post (ewtnnews.com)
Date: 28.01.2026