[Source: EWTN News, February 27, 2026] A group of bishops from the Texas-Mexico border region, meeting in El Paso, Texas, emphasized their pastoral role in addressing immigration and violence, stating that “our role is to be pastors” and expressing love for migrants regardless of legal status. They criticized recent immigration enforcement actions, with Cardinal Robert McElroy calling them “almost a siege” and asserting that deporting millions is “contrary to Catholic faith and, more fundamentally, contrary to basic human dignity.” This article reveals a complete abandonment of the integral Catholic doctrine of the social reign of Christ the King in favor of naturalistic humanism.
The Naturalistic Reduction of Pastoral Care
Omission of Christ’s Royal Authority
The conciliar bishops’ statements are devoid of any reference to the mandatory public recognition of Christ’s kingship over all nations, as defined by Pope Pius XI in Quas Primas. Pius XI unequivocally taught that “the State must leave the same freedom to the members of Orders and Congregations” and that “rulers and governments have the duty to publicly honor Christ and obey Him,” for “when God and Jesus Christ were removed from laws and states… the foundations of that authority were destroyed.” The bishops’ silence on this fundamental doctrine is a grave dereliction. Instead, they reduce the Church’s mission to temporal humanitarian concerns, echoing the modernist error of separating religion from public life condemned by Pope Pius IX in the Syllabus of Errors (Errors 19, 55). Their focus on “solace, some peace, some kind of understanding” without proclaiming Christ’s sovereign rule is an apostate compromise with secularism.
Contradiction with Catholic Social Doctrine
Cardinal McElroy’s claim that mass deportations are “contrary to Catholic faith and… basic human dignity” directly contradicts Catholic social teaching. Quas Primas affirms that states have the right to control borders for the common good, and that “the State is happy not by one means, and man by another; for the State is nothing else than a harmonious association of men” under Christ’s law. The bishops’ appeal to “basic human dignity” reflects the naturalistic, Masonic-inspired concept of human rights condemned in the Syllabus of Errors (Error 80: “The Roman Pontiff can, and ought to, reconcile himself, and come to terms with progress, liberalism and modern civilization”). True Catholic dignity is rooted in baptism and membership in the Church, not abstract humanity. By prioritizing a nebulous “human dignity” over the supernatural good of souls, the bishops promote the errors of Modernism, which St. Pius X condemned in Lamentabili sane exitu (Proposition 58: “All the rectitude and excellence of morality ought to be placed in the accumulation and increase of riches… and the gratification of pleasure”).
Silence on Supernatural Ends
The entire discourse lacks any mention of the supernatural purpose of human life: the salvation of souls through Christ and His Church. The bishops speak of “love” and “dignity” but never of conversion, the sacraments, or the necessity of the Catholic faith for salvation. This omission is symptomatic of the post-conciliar Church’s abandonment of the missionary mandate. As Pius XI stated in Quas Primas, Christ’s kingdom “encompasses all men” and “there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved.” The bishops’ failure to proclaim this truth aligns with the Modernist proposition condemned by St. Pius X: “Christ did not proclaim any specific, all-encompassing doctrine suitable for all times and peoples” (Lamentabili, Prop. 59). Their pastoral care is thus reduced to a naturalistic social work, bereft of supernatural efficacy.
Pastoral Role Distorted
When “Bishop” Mark Seitz declares “our role is to be pastors,” he defines pastorship in purely natural terms: “to love the people that we serve” and see them as “created by God and given a special dignity.” But Catholic pastorship, as taught by Pius XI, must include the proclamation of Christ’s royal authority and the duty of states to recognize it. The bishops’ definition contradicts the true role of pastors, who are bound to teach that “the Church, established by Christ as a perfect society, demands for itself… full freedom and independence from secular authority” (Quas Primas). Their emphasis on “pastoral” compassion without doctrinal clarity is a hallmark of the conciliar sect’s dilution of the faith, as warned by St. Pius X in Pascendi Dominici gregis: Modernists “show themselves as champions of liberty of conscience… and demand only the liberty to teach all errors.”
Complicity in the Conciliar Apostasy
The bishops’ reliance on the USCCB statement and the “Way Forward conference” places them squarely within the modernist paradigm of Vatican II, which introduced errors like religious freedom and dialogue, condemned by Pius IX. Their language of “healing and reconciliation” without reference to sin, judgment, or conversion is pure Modernism. As Pius X declared, Modernists “regard the dogmas of the faith as a formulation of the religious consciousness of humanity” (Lamentabili, Prop. 22). The bishops’ engagement with secular policies on immigration, devoid of Catholic principles, demonstrates their full participation in the apostasy of the post-conciliar hierarchy, which has replaced the Catholic Church with a naturalistic humanitarian organization.
Legacy of the Syllabus of Errors
The bishops’ teachings directly align with multiple errors condemned in the Syllabus of Errors:
– Error 15: “Every man is free to embrace and profess that religion which, guided by the light of reason, he shall consider true.” – By not requiring Catholic faith for migrants, they imply this error.
– Error 77: “In the present day it is no longer expedient that the Catholic religion should be held as the only religion of the State…” – Their silence on the state’s duty to be Catholic accepts this.
– Error 80: Reconciliation with modern civilization – Their collaboration with secular authorities on immigration reform embodies this.
– Error 42: “In the case of conflicting laws enacted by the two powers, the civil law prevails.” – Their prioritization of civil immigration law over Catholic social teaching endorses this.
Conclusion: A Call to Reject the Conciliar Sect
The Tex-Mex bishops, as agents of the conciliar sect, have utterly abandoned the integral Catholic faith. Their pastoral approach is a facade for apostasy, promoting naturalism and humanism over the supernatural reign of Christ the King. Catholics must flee these modernist structures and adhere to the true Church, which teaches that “all power in heaven and on earth is given to Christ the Lord” and that “there is no power in us that is exempt from this reign” (Quas Primas). The bishops’ failure to proclaim this truth renders their ministry null and void, as they serve not Christ the King but the secular idol of human dignity divorced from grace.
Source:
Tex-Mex border bishops say ‘Our role is to be pastors’ (ewtnnews.com)
Date: 28.02.2026