On April 21, 2026, the conciliar sect commemorated the first anniversary of the death of Jorge Mario Bergoglio, known as “Pope Francis,” with a message from the current usurper of Peter’s throne, Robert Prevost, who styles himself “Pope Leo XIV.” The message, read at the Basilica of St. Mary Major in Rome by Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re during a memorial “Mass,” eulogizes Bergoglio as a “devoted shepherd,” a “missionary of mercy,” and a “courageous witness” who led the Church through a “change of era.” Prevost praised his predecessor’s “new language” of “mercy, peace, fraternity,” and his continuity with the Second Vatican Council, while noting his deep Marian devotion. The source of this information is the Vatican News portal, the official mouthpiece of the Vatican’s Secretariat for Communication, which serves as the primary propaganda arm for the post-conciliar revolution. This message is not merely a personal tribute; it is a definitive theological and ideological manifesto that cements the conciliar sect’s commitment to the very heresies and apostasies that have devastated the Catholic world for over six decades. It is a brazen declaration that the “change of era” initiated by John XXIII and Paul VI, and advanced with such destructive zeal by Bergoglio, is the permanent and irreversible trajectory of the institution occupying the Vatican. The memory of Bergoglio, far from being a cause for mourning over the ruin he wrought, is celebrated as a “significant patrimony,” a “legacy” to be cherished and perpetuated. This is the abomination of desolation standing in the holy place, a systematic and unrepentant embrace of every error condemned by the true Church, a final and public repudiation of the Kingship of Christ and the immutable deposit of Faith.
The Canonization of a Heretic: “Mercy” as the Antithesis of Divine Justice
The central and most glaring feature of Leo XIV’s message is the unqualified praise for Jorge Mario Bergoglio, a man whose entire public “pontificate” was a relentless assault on Catholic doctrine, morality, and worship. Prevost describes him as a “devoted shepherd” and a “missionary of mercy,” language that, in the mouth of a true Pope, would be reserved for saints and martyrs, not for a man who systematically undermined the Church’s teaching on mortal sin, the existence of hell, the necessity of conversion, and the indissolubility of marriage. The phrase “mercy, peace, fraternity, the smell of the sheep, a field hospital” is not a summary of Catholic teaching; it is a litany of modernist slogans, each one a deliberate distortion or replacement of supernatural truths.
The concept of “mercy” as presented by Bergoglio and now parroted by Leo XIV is not the Catholic understanding of mercy, which is inseparable from Divine Justice, the necessity of repentance, and the reality of eternal punishment for unrepented mortal sin. It is a naturalistic, humanitarian “mercy” that denies the very existence of sin, or at least its consequences, and substitutes the supernatural order with a horizontal, worldly concern for temporal well-being. This is precisely the error condemned in the Syllabus of Errors of Pope Pius IX, which anathematized the proposition that “the Church has not the power of using force, nor has she any temporal power, direct or indirect” (Proposition 24), and that “the Roman Pontiff can, and ought to, reconcile himself, and come to terms with progress, liberalism and modern civilization” (Proposition 80). Bergoglio’s entire “magisterium” was a practical application of these condemned errors, a relentless pursuit of “reconciliation” with the world, with modernity, with every form of error and immorality, at the expense of the unchanging truths of the Faith.
The phrase “to everyone, everyone, everyone” is not an expression of the universal salvific will of God, which the Church has always taught, but a denial of the necessity of the Catholic Faith for salvation. It is a practical assertion of the condemned error of indifferentism, which holds that “every man is free to embrace and profess that religion which, guided by the light of reason, he shall consider true” (Proposition 15), and that “man may, in the observance of any religion whatever, find the way of eternal salvation” (Proposition 16). This is the very essence of the false ecumenism that has been the hallmark of the conciliar sect, a betrayal of the solemn declaration of the Council of Florence: “The Holy Roman Church firmly believes, professes, and preaches that none of those existing outside the Catholic Church, not only pagans, but also Jews and heretics and schismatics, can have a share in life everlasting; but that they will go into the ‘everlasting fire which was prepared for the devil and his angels’ (Mt. 25:41), unless before the end of their lives they are joined with Her.”
The “Change of Era”: A Heretical Rejection of the Church’s Divine Constitution
Leo XIV’s message explicitly embraces the concept of a “change of era,” stating that Bergoglio served “at a time that has marked—and continues to mark—a change of era, a change of which he was fully aware, offering all of us a courageous witness that represents a significant patrimony for the Church.” This is perhaps the most theologically damning statement in the entire message. The true Church, founded by Jesus Christ, is a divine institution, perfect and immutable in its essential constitution, doctrine, worship, and discipline. It does not undergo “changes of era.” It is the pillar and ground of truth (1 Tim. 3:15), the custodian of an unchanging deposit of faith. The very notion that the Church must adapt to a “change of era” is a rejection of her divine origin and mission. It is the error of Modernism, condemned by St. Pius X in Pascendi Dominici Gregis, which taught that “the Church is an enemy of the progress of natural and theological sciences” (Proposition 57) and that “truth changes with man, because it develops with man, in him, and through him” (Proposition 58).
To speak of a “change of era” as a positive development, as a “significant patrimony,” is to declare that the Church of Christ has fundamentally changed, that the faith of our fathers is no longer relevant, that the teachings of the pre-conciliar Popes, the Councils, and the Fathers are superseded by a new, modernist “gospel.” This is not continuity; it is rupture. It is the very essence of the “hermeneutic of continuity” that Benedict XVI (Joseph Ratzinger) once proposed as a way to reconcile the pre- and post-conciliar Church, a hermeneutic that has been thoroughly exposed as a fraud. There is no continuity between the Church that condemned liberalism and modernism and the Church that embraces them. There is only contradiction, apostasy, and betrayal.
Prevost’s assertion that Bergoglio “took up the legacy of the Second Vatican Council” is a clear indication that the conciliar sect views Vatican II not as a pastoral council in continuity with tradition, but as a revolutionary event that inaugurated a new era. The “legacy” of Vatican II, as understood and practiced by the conciliar sect, is the legacy of Dignitatis Humanae (religious liberty), Nostra Aetate (false ecumenism), Sacrosanctum Concilium (the destruction of the liturgy), and Gaudium et Spes (the Church’s capitulation to the modern world). These documents, which contradict the perennial teaching of the Church, are the very foundation of the “change of era” that Leo XIV celebrates.
The Destruction of Language and the Eclipse of Truth
The message’s reference to Bergoglio’s “new language” is a chilling admission of the conciliar sect’s deliberate strategy to obscure and replace Catholic truth. Prevost praises the “vivid words that made the Good News more understandable: mercy, peace, fraternity, the smell of the sheep, a field hospital, and many others.” But these are not the words of the Gospel. They are the slogans of a naturalistic, humanitarian ideology that has nothing to do with the supernatural order. The “Good News” is not “mercy, peace, fraternity” in the sense of worldly humanitarianism. The Good News is that Jesus Christ, the Son of God, became man, suffered, died, and rose again for our salvation, and that through His Church, His sacraments, and His grace, we can attain eternal life. This is the Gospel that Bergoglio systematically obscured, relativized, and replaced with a horizontal, worldly message of social justice, environmentalism, and universal brotherhood without Christ.
The phrase “the smell of the sheep” is a perfect example of this linguistic corruption. It is a metaphor for a false pastoralism that prioritizes the temporal, material, and emotional needs of the faithful over their supernatural, spiritual needs. It is a rejection of the true pastoral office, which is to feed the sheep with the truth of the Gospel, to administer the sacraments, to teach, govern, and sanctify, not to “smell” like them, to be one of them, to be “pastoral” in the sense of being worldly and accommodating. This is the error of the Modernists, who, as St. Pius X taught, “aim at such a development of dogmas as appears to be their corruption” (Lamentabili sane exitu, Introduction).
The reference to “a field hospital” is another such slogan, reducing the Church to a mere humanitarian institution, a dispenser of temporal comfort, rather than the ark of salvation, the sole means of eternal life. This is the naturalism condemned by Pope Pius IX in the Syllabus of Errors, which anathematized the proposition that “the science of philosophical things and morals and also civil laws may and ought to keep aloof from divine and ecclesiastical authority” (Proposition 57), and that “no other forces are to be recognized except those which reside in matter, and all the rectitude and excellence of morality ought to be placed in the accumulation and increase of riches by every possible means, and the gratification of pleasure” (Proposition 58).
The Marian Devotion of Apostates: A Hollow Shell</h2
Leo XIV's message notes Bergoglio's "deep Marian devotion," highlighting his frequent visits to St. Mary Major and other Marian shrines. This is a classic tactic of the conciliar sect: the simulation of piety, the outward observance of Catholic practices, while the substance of the faith is gutted. A true Marian devotion is inseparable from the totality of Catholic doctrine. Mary is the Mother of God, the Mediatrix of all graces, the Co-Redemptrix, the Queen of Heaven and Earth. Her devotion is not a private, sentimental piety, but a public, doctrinal, and liturgical reality that is integral to the Catholic Faith.
The Marian devotion of Bergoglio and his successors is a hollow shell, a mere aesthetic or cultural practice, devoid of its supernatural and doctrinal content. It is the devotion of men who have abandoned the dogma of the Immaculate Conception, the dogma of the Assumption, the dogma of the Divine Maternity, and the dogma of Mary's perpetual virginity, or at least who have reduced these dogmas to mere symbols, myths, or optional beliefs. It is the devotion of men who have no belief in the necessity of conversion, the reality of sin, the existence of hell, or the necessity of the Catholic Faith for salvation. It is the devotion of apostates, not of Catholics.
The invocation of Mary at the conclusion of the message, "imploring the Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church, to help us in every circumstance to be tireless apostles of her divine Son and prophets of His merciful love," is a blasphemous parody of true Catholic prayer. The "merciful love" of Christ is not the naturalistic, humanitarian "love" of the conciliar sect. It is the love of a God who is both infinitely merciful and infinitely just, who demands repentance, who punishes sin, who offers salvation only through His Church and His sacraments. To invoke Mary as "Mother of the Church" while denying the Church's true nature, mission, and teaching is a sacrilege.
The “Mass” of Antichrist: A Sacrilegious Memorial
The fact that this message was read during a “Mass” at St. Mary Major is itself a profound scandal. The Novus Ordo Missae, the “Mass” of Paul VI, is not the true Sacrifice of the Mass. It is a Protestantized, naturalistic rite that denies or obscures the propitiatory nature of the Sacrifice, the Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist, and the priestly character of the ordained ministry. It is, as Pope Benedict XVI (Joseph Ratzinger) himself implicitly acknowledged, a “fabrication,” a “banal, on-the-spot product.” To celebrate this rite in memory of a man who was a heretic and an apostate is not merely inappropriate; it is a sacrilege, a mockery of the Most Holy Sacrifice, and a public declaration that the conciliar sect does not believe in the true Mass, the true Eucharist, or the true priesthood.
The location, St. Mary Major, is also significant. This basilica, one of the four major papal basilicas, has been the site of countless true Masses, true sacraments, and true acts of Catholic worship for centuries. Now it is used as a stage for the propaganda of the conciliar sect, a monument to the triumph of apostasy over faith. The burial of Bergoglio there is a desecration, a permanent reminder of the occupation of the Vatican by the enemies of Christ.
The Silence on Doctrine: The Gravest Accusation
Perhaps the most damning aspect of Leo XIV’s message is what it does not say. There is no mention of the necessity of the Catholic Faith for salvation. There is no mention of the reality of sin, mortal and venial. There is no mention of the necessity of repentance, confession, and satisfaction. There is no mention of the existence of hell, purgatory, or heaven. There is no mention of the necessity of the sacraments, particularly Baptism, Confession, and the Eucharist. There is no mention of the necessity of the true Mass, the true priesthood, and the true Church. There is no mention of the social Kingship of Christ, the duty of nations to recognize His reign, the necessity of Catholic education, the dangers of religious liberty, the errors of modernism, liberalism, socialism, and communism.
This silence is not accidental. It is deliberate, systematic, and total. It is the silence of men who have abandoned the Faith, who have nothing to say about the supernatural order, who are concerned only with the temporal, the worldly, the human. It is the silence of the apostasy foretold by St. Paul: “For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears” (2 Tim. 4:3-4). This silence is the gravest accusation against Leo XIV, against the conciliar sect, and against the entire post-conciliar revolution. It is the silence of the tomb, the silence of death, the silence of the abomination of desolation.
Conclusion: The Irreversible Apostasy of the Conciliar Sect
The message of Leo XIV on the first anniversary of Bergoglio’s death is not a personal tribute; it is a theological and ideological manifesto. It is a definitive declaration that the conciliar sect has no intention of returning to the true Faith, the true Church, the true Mass, or the true Gospel. It is a celebration of the “change of era,” the “legacy” of Vatican II, the “new language” of modernism, and the “courageous witness” of a man who was, by any Catholic standard, a heretic and an apostate.
This message confirms what has been evident for decades: the institution occupying the Vatican is not the Catholic Church. It is a counterfeit, a parody, a synagogue of Satan, as Pope Leo XIII warned in his encyclical Humanum Genus. It is the abomination of desolation standing in the holy place (Mt. 24:15). It is the fruit of the Masonic, Modernist, and Communist conspiracy against the Church, a conspiracy that has been exposed and documented for over a century.
The response of every Catholic who wishes to remain faithful to the unchanging teaching of the Church is clear: reject the conciliar sect, reject its “popes,” its “bishops,” its “priests,” its “sacraments,” its “Mass,” and its “teaching.” Return to the true Faith, the true Church, the true Mass, the true sacraments, and the true Gospel. Return to the teaching of the pre-conciliar Popes, the Councils, and the Fathers. Return to the social Kingship of Christ, the necessity of the Catholic Faith for salvation, the reality of sin and judgment, the existence of hell and heaven, the necessity of the sacraments, and the primacy of the supernatural order over the temporal.
The time for dialogue, for compromise, for “reconciliation” with the conciliar sect is over. The time for separation, for resistance, for the confession of the Faith is now. As St. Pius X taught, “The office of the Church is not to hand over the deposit of faith to be manipulated by the world, but to guard it and to transmit it intact and pure, as she received it from God.” The concilar sect has betrayed this office. It has handed over the deposit of faith to the world, and the world has devoured it. The true Church endures, in the faithful who profess the integral Catholic faith, who are led by bishops with valid sacraments, and who are nourished by the true Mass and the true sacraments. To them, the words of Our Lord remain: “Be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life” (Rev. 2:10).
Source:
Pope Leo: 'Pope Francis was a devoted shepherd who touched so many hearts' (vaticannews.va)
Date: 21.04.2026