The EWTN News portal reports on a Washington Post-ABC News-Ipsos poll revealing that 66% of Americans view favorably the statements of the conciliar usurper Leo XIV calling for peace regarding the Iran conflict, while 76% view negatively Donald Trump’s threats against Iranian civilization. The article presents the occupier of the Vatican as a moral authority preaching the Gospel, while noting Trump’s declining approval ratings among Catholics and the general population. The poll further indicates that 41% of Americans hold a favorable view of the usurper, with 61% of Catholics approving of him. This article is a textbook example of how the conciliar sect instrumentalizes worldly opinion polls to legitimize itself, while remaining silent on the fundamental truths of the Catholic faith regarding the Social Kingship of Christ, the true nature of peace, and the apostasy that defines the post-1958 counterfeit Church.
The Idolatry of Worldly Approval and the Silence on Christ the King
The article’s entire framework is built upon the idolatry of democratic opinion polls as a measure of spiritual truth. It treats the “favorability” of the conciliar usurper Leo XIV among the American populace as though it were a validation of his authority or the truth of his message. This is a fundamental inversion of Catholic order. As Pope Pius XI definitively taught in Quas Primas, peace is only possible in the kingdom of Christ, and when nations remove Jesus Christ and His law from their customs, public misfortunes inevitably follow. The article celebrates a “peace” that is entirely detached from the recognition of Christ’s Social Kingship, reducing the Gospel to a mere humanitarian sentiment acceptable to liberal democracy.
Pius XI declared: “When God and Jesus Christ were removed from laws and states and when authority was derived not from God but from men, the foundations of that authority were destroyed.” The poll data presented in the article is a direct consequence of this apostasy. Americans and Catholics alike are asked to evaluate a “pope” and a president based on worldly criteria—approval ratings, political capital, and alignment with secular notions of “peace”—while the absolute necessity of submitting all nations and laws to the reign of Christ the King is not merely omitted, but implicitly condemned as irrelevant. The usurper Leo XIV’s statement that it is “not in my interest at all” to debate with Trump reveals a pontiff who operates entirely within the realm of worldly diplomacy, not as the Vicar of Christ who must preach the Gospel to every creature, regardless of political cost.
The Reduction of the Gospel to Naturalistic Pacifism
The article highlights the usurper’s call for Americans to contact Congress to “work toward peace and reject war,” framing this as a fulfillment of his mandate to preach the Gospel. However, this is a gross distortion of the Catholic teaching on peace and just war. The Church has always taught that peace is not merely the absence of conflict, but the “tranquility of order” (St. Augustine), which requires justice and the submission of all things to God. The Church’s doctrine on just war, articulated by St. Augustine and St. Thomas Aquinas, permits the use of force under strict conditions to defend the innocent and restore justice.
The conciliar usurper’s blanket rejection of war, without any reference to the conditions for a just war, the defense of the innocent, or the right of nations to protect their citizens, is a naturalistic pacifism that aligns with the secular liberal agenda. It is the same false “peace” condemned by Pope Leo XIII in Tametsi Futura Prospicientibus, where he warned against a peace that ignores the rights of God and the duties of justice. The article’s celebration of this pacifism, without any critical analysis of its theological bankruptcy, demonstrates the conciliar sect’s complete capitulation to the spirit of the world.
The Apostasy of the Conciliar Structures and the Usurpation of Authority
The article unashamedly refers to the occupant of the Vatican as “Pope Leo XIV” and “the Holy Father,” granting him the full dignity of an office he cannot legitimately hold. From the perspective of integral Catholic faith, the line of usurpers beginning with John XXIII represents a systematic destruction of the Church’s doctrine, liturgy, and discipline. The current occupant, Leo XIV (Robert Prevost), is a product of this revolution, and his statements and actions must be evaluated in light of the apostasy that defines the conciliar sect.
The article quotes John White, a professor at The Catholic University of America, stating that Leo “does not think in terms of political capital but only to preach the Gospel.” This is a naive and dangerous assertion. The conciliar usurpers have consistently preached a false gospel of ecumenism, religious freedom, and the democratization of the Church—all of which are condemned by the pre-1958 Magisterium. The Syllabus of Errors of Pope Pius IX explicitly condemned the proposition that “the Roman Pontiff can, and ought to, reconcile himself, and come to terms with progress, liberalism and modern civilization.” Leo XIV’s accommodation to the spirit of the age is not the preaching of the Gospel, but the continuation of the modernist apostasy.
The Scandal of EWTN and the Instrumentalization of Catholic Media
The fact that this article appears on EWTN News, a media outlet that claims to be Catholic, is itself a scandal. EWTN, under the direction of those pretending to be traditional Catholics, has long been compromised by its recognition of the conciliar usurpers and its refusal to confront the apostasy of the post-1958 church. The article’s uncritical presentation of the usurper as the “Holy Father” and its celebration of his worldly approval ratings demonstrate the extent to which Catholic media has been co-opted by the conciliar sect.
The article’s closing lines—inviting readers to subscribe to EWTN’s communications—reveal the commercial and institutional interests at play. The conciliar sect uses media outlets like EWTN to manufacture consent for its revolution, presenting the usurper as a legitimate authority and his modernist agenda as the authentic teaching of the Church. This is a form of spiritual deception that leads souls away from the true faith and toward the abomination of desolation that now occupies the Vatican.
The Omission of the True Peace: The Social Kingship of Christ
The most damning omission in the article is any reference to the Social Kingship of Christ and the duty of nations to publicly recognize and submit to His authority. Pius XI, in Quas Primas, taught that “the annual celebration of this solemnity will also remind states that not only private individuals, but also rulers and governments have the duty to publicly honor Christ and obey Him.” The article’s entire discussion of peace between the U.S. and Iran is conducted as if Christ and His Church do not exist, as if the only relevant actors are secular politicians and a “pope” who functions as a mere moral commentator.
The true peace that the Church offers is not the absence of conflict between warring nations, but the submission of all things to the reign of Christ the King. This requires the confession of the Catholic faith as the one true religion, the recognition of the Church’s authority to teach and govern, and the ordering of all laws and institutions according to the commandments of God. The conciliar usurper’s “peace” is a false peace, a peace without Christ, and therefore a peace that cannot last.
Conclusion: The Bankruptcy of the Conciliar Sect
The poll data presented in the article reveals not the popularity of the Gospel, but the success of the conciliar revolution in reducing the Church to a humanitarian NGO that speaks the language of the world. The 66% approval for the usurper’s call for peace is a measure of how thoroughly the conciliar sect has accommodated itself to the spirit of the age. The 61% approval among Catholics is a tragic indicator of the confusion and apostasy that has infected even those who profess the Catholic name.
The faithful must reject this false peace and return to the immutable Tradition of the Church. They must recognize that the conciliar usurpers are not the Vicars of Christ, but the agents of a revolution that seeks to destroy the Church from within. The true peace of Christ can only be found in the integral Catholic faith, as taught by the pre-1958 Magisterium, and in the submission of all nations and individuals to the Social Kingship of Our Lord Jesus Christ. As Pius XI declared: “His reign encompasses also all non-Christians, so that most truly the entire human race is subject to the authority of Jesus Christ.” Anything less is apostasy.
Source:
Poll: Most Americans dislike Trump’s jabs at Pope Leo XIV, favor Leo’s call for peace (ewtnnews.com)
Date: 06.05.2026