Vatican Sermon Reduces Conversion to Naturalistic Humanism
The EWTN News portal reports on a Lenten sermon delivered on March 6, 2026, by Capuchin friar Father Roberto Pasolini, preacher to the papal household, in the presence of “Pope Leo XIV” and Vatican officials. Drawing on the example of St. Francis of Assisi, Pasolini presented humility and personal conversion as the primary paths to peace, particularly in the context of the Middle East crisis. He described conversion as “God’s initiative” that awakens the divine image within, redefining “how we perceive, judge, and desire,” and emphasized humility as a return to one’s true greatness. The sermon framed peace as emanating from individuals who “humble themselves,” renounce violence, and choose dialogue, positioning these as alternatives to political or military solutions. This presentation, devoid of any reference to the Catholic Church as the sole ark of salvation, the Social Kingship of Christ, or the necessity of sacramental grace, exemplifies the modernist reduction of supernatural conversion to ethical naturalism and psychological interiority.

