Ecology Over Eternity: The Modernist Desacralization of Catholic Protest
The Vatican News portal reports that in Seoul, South Korea, clergy and laity of the post-conciliar structure are conducting a series of public “Masses” from February 13 to March 6, 2026, to protest nuclear energy and advocate for renewable alternatives, framing the action as a moral and spiritual “ecological conversion” ahead of the 15th anniversary of the Fukushima disaster. The initiative, led by “Father” Yang Ki-seok and to include a Mass presided over by “Bishop” Kang Woo-il, uses the sacred liturgy as a platform for political ecology, placing a drum representing radioactive waste before a temporary altar and calling for “ecological apostles” to reject nuclear power. The article presents this as a prophetic integration of faith and environmental responsibility, utterly silent on the supernatural ends of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, the salvation of souls, and the Social Kingship of Christ.


