The Naturalistic Charade: “Moral Imperatives” Without Christ the King
The cited article from VaticanNews (February 26, 2026) reports on a speech by Msgr. Daniel Pacho, Undersecretary for the Holy See’s Multilateral Sector, at the UN Conference on Disarmament. On the surface, it presents a call for peace and disarmament. From the perspective of integral Catholic faith—the *only* authentic standard, which rejects the entire conciliar revolution as apostasy—this speech is a quintessential exercise in naturalistic humanism and theological bankruptcy. It is a symptom of the “abomination of desolation” standing in the holy place, where the Mystical Body of Christ is replaced by a paramasonic structure promoting a religion of man. The analysis exposes not merely errors, but a complete abandonment of the supernatural ends of the Church and the Social Kingship of Our Lord Jesus Christ.
1. Factual Deconstruction: The Usurper’s Diplomacy
The article presents Msgr. Pacho as a legitimate representative of the “Holy See.” This is a fundamental falsehood. The See of Peter has been vacant since the death of Pope Pius XII in 1958. The subsequent line of “popes,” from Angelo Roncalli (“John XXIII”) to the current antipope Robert Prevost (“Pope Leo XIV”), are manifest heretics who have ipso facto forfeited the papacy, as proven by St. Robert Bellarmine and the 1917 Code of Canon Law (Canon 188.4). Therefore, the “Holy See” referenced is the conciliar sect’s diplomatic corps, speaking not with the authority of the Vicar of Christ, but as agents of the “neo-church.” The speech is thus an act of diplomatic engagement by a schismatic body that has no right to represent the Catholic Church.
The factual content of the speech is a litany of modernistic platitudes: “disarmament as a moral imperative,” “building trust,” “achieving just and lasting peace,” “integral human development,” “collective security.” These are the hollow phrases of the United Nations, a body whose very foundation—religious indifferentism and the separation of Church and State—is condemned by Pope Pius IX in the *Syllabus of Errors* (Propositions 15, 19, 55). The article notes Msgr. Pacho “reiterated the Holy See’s opposition to nuclear proliferation” and called for “good-faith negotiations.” This is a deliberate evasion. The pre-conciliar Church, as seen in Pius XI’s *Quas Primas*, taught that true peace is impossible without the public recognition of Christ’s Kingship. Negotiations between godless powers, without the Church’s authoritative voice, are futile because they ignore the primary cause of war: sin and the rejection of God’s law.
2. Linguistic Analysis: The Language of Apostasy
The rhetoric is meticulously naturalistic and bureaucratic. Key terms are analyzed:
* **”Moral imperative”:** This phrase, stripped of its supernatural foundation, reduces morality to a secular, philosophical consensus. Catholic morality is based on the Eternal Law and the Divine Positive Law revealed by God. A “moral imperative” from a usurping body has no binding force for Catholics.
* **”Trust,” “consensus,” “dialogue”:** These are the watchwords of the post-conciliar “conciliar church,” replacing the *credere* (to believe) and *obsequium religiosum* (religious submission) due to the defined teachings of the Faith. They are the language of Masonic diplomacy, not of prophetic denunciation.
* **”Province of all mankind”:** This phrase, used regarding outer space, echoes the modernistic errors of the *Syllabus* (Prop. 39: “The State… is endowed with a certain right not circumscribed by any limits”). It implies a common ownership that denies God’s sovereign dominion over all creation (Psalm 24:1). The true Catholic teaching is that all things are ordered to God, and human use must conform to His law.
* **”Existential threat,” “devastation and destruction”:** These are purely materialistic, fear-based arguments. They omit the *spiritual* existential threat: the loss of souls and the reign of Antichrist. They treat symptoms (war) while ignoring the disease (apostasy, sin, rejection of Grace).
* **Silence on the Supernatural:** The most damning omission is the total absence of any reference to the Sacraments, the state of grace, the necessity of the Church for salvation, the final judgment, or the duty of Catholic rulers to establish the Social Reign of Christ. This silence is the hallmark of the “Church of the New Advent”—a purely natural, humanitarian club.
3. Theological Confrontation: Christ’s Kingship vs. Naturalistic Humanism
Every statement in the article stands in stark, irreconcilable opposition to the unchanging doctrine of the Church before the death of Pope Pius XII.
* **On Peace and Disarmament:** The article presents disarmament as a tool for “integral human development.” Pope Pius XI, in *Quas Primas* (1925), dogmatically teaches the contrary: “When God and Jesus Christ… were removed from laws and states… the entire human society had to be shaken, because it lacked a stable and strong foundation.” He continues: “If men were ever to recognize Christ’s royal authority over themselves, both privately and publicly, then unheard-of blessings would flow upon the whole society, such as due freedom, order, and tranquility, and concord and peace.” The article’s entire premise—that peace can be built without Christ’s explicit, public reign—is a repudiation of this fundamental Catholic truth. It is the error of secularism condemned in the *Syllabus* (Props. 39, 40, 77).
* **On Outer Space:** The article pleads for space to remain a “province of all mankind.” This is indifferentism applied to cosmos. Catholic doctrine, following St. Paul (Colossians 1:16-17), holds that all things, including the farthest stars, were created *for* Christ and *by* Him. To treat it as a neutral commons for competing godless states is to profane God’s creation. The true imperative is that space exploration must be subordinated to the glory of God and the propagation of Christ’s Kingdom, as all human activity must be.
* **On Artificial Intelligence:** The article warns that AI “dehumanizes” war by removing “moral judgment.” This is a purely anthropological concern. The deeper Catholic truth, condemned by St. Pius X in *Lamentabili Sane Exitu* (Prop. 20: “Revelation was merely man’s self-awareness…”), is that true moral judgment comes only from the Church and the light of Faith. An AI, like any tool, is morally neutral in its design but becomes an instrument of evil when used by men in a state of sin, outside the Church. The article’s solution—a “moratorium”—is a technocratic fix, not a call to conversion and penance. It ignores that the true “dehumanization” is the loss of the supernatural life of the soul.
* **On the Role of the Church:** The article positions the “Holy See” as one diplomatic actor among many at the UN. This is the heresy of liberal Catholicism condemned by Pius IX (*Syllabus*, Props. 19-24, 27). The Church is not a “non-governmental organization” (NGO). She is the **sole** Ark of Salvation, the **only** authentic interpreter of God’s law for individuals and states. Her mission is not to “build trust” with the enemies of Christ, but to proclaim, with the authority of the Keys, that “every knee should bow, of those that are in heaven, on earth, and under the earth” (Philippians 2:10). The article’s entire diplomatic framework denies the Church’s exclusive, divine right to teach, govern, and sanctify.
4. Symptomatic Analysis: The Fruit of the Conciliar Apostasy
This speech is not an anomaly; it is the logical, inevitable fruit of the Second Vatican Council’s revolution.
* **Dignitatis Humanae** (1965) institutionalized religious indifferentism, teaching that man has a “right” to religious freedom. This directly contradicts the *Syllabus* (Prop. 15) and the teaching of Leo XIII (*Immortale Dei*). The article’s appeal to the “1967 Outer Space Treaty” as a moral framework is the secularized child of this error: all human “rights” and treaties are elevated above God’s law.
* The **hermeneutics of continuity** is on full display. The conciliar sect pretends its modernistic peace rhetoric is a “development” of Pius XI. This is a lie. Pius XI based peace on the *Social Kingship of Christ*. The conciliar sect bases it on *UN consensus*. The two are antithetical.
* The **silence on the Third Secret of Fatima** is deafening. The true Third Secret, as understood by pre-conciliar theologians, warned of a catastrophic apostasy in the Church and the martyrdom of the Pope and faithful. The article’s focus on external threats (nuclear arms, space weapons) while remaining utterly silent on the internal plague of modernism—the “main danger” noted in the file on Fatima—is a perfect illustration of the diversionary tactic condemned in that analysis. It is a “Masonic operation” to focus on external specters while the Church is being destroyed from within.
* The **personnel** are key. Msgr. Pacho is a high official of the Secretariat of State under antipope Leo XIV. He is part of the modernist hierarchy that has embraced the errors of *Lamentabili Sane Exitu* (e.g., Prop. 64: “The progress of sciences requires a reform of the concept of Christian doctrine…”). His speech is the practical application of those condemned propositions: Christianity must be “reformed” to align with modern scientific and political paradigms (disarmament, space law, AI ethics).
5. The Catholic Alternative: The Only True Peace
The integral Catholic faith, the sole criterion, offers the only solution:
* **Peace is only possible in the Kingdom of Christ** (*Quas Primas*). This requires the public profession of the Catholic Faith by rulers and peoples, the suppression of false religions, and the subordination of all law to the Ten Commandments and the teachings of the Church.
* **Disarmament is a consequence, not a cause.** It flows from the conversion of hearts and the establishment of the Social Reign of Christ. As Pius XI taught, when Christ reigns, “swords and weapons will fall from hands.” To seek disarmament without this conversion is to trust in the “irrational belief” of human diplomacy, which the article itself admits fails.
* **The true “moral imperative”** is the fulfillment of the prayer of Christ: “Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.” All human endeavors—including space exploration and AI development—must be ordered to this end. Any use of these technologies that does not explicitly glorify God and seek the salvation of souls is an act of rebellion against the Creator.
* **The authentic voice** is not the diplomat at the UN, but the preaching of the Faith by bishops in communion with the true Pope (the See being vacant). It is the call to penance, to the Sacraments, to the Mass (the true, unbloody Sacrifice), and to the defense of the Faith against all heresies, modernism being the synthesis of all heresies (*Lamentabili Sane Exitu*).
Conclusion: The Great Apostasy in Action
The article is a masterclass in apostate rhetoric. It uses the vocabulary of morality and peace to preach a religion of man. It appeals to the “common good of all peoples” while denying the only common good that matters: the salvation of souls in the one true Church. It warns of physical devastation while participating in the spiritual devastation of the conciliar sect. Msgr. Pacho, speaking for the antipope and the conciliar hierarchy, is not a peacemaker. He is a purveyor of the “peace” of the Antichrist, a false peace that excludes Christ. The only authentic response for a Catholic is total rejection of this modernist charade, adherence to the unchanging Faith of all time, and a fervent desire for the restoration of the Church in its integrity, free from the abomination of the post-conciliar “abomination of desolation.”
Source:
Holy See: Outer space and AI must not be weaponized (vaticannews.va)
Date: 26.02.2026