Leo XIV’s Algeria Visit: Fraternity Without Christ the King Is the Abomination of Desolation
VaticanNews portal (April 15, 2026) reports on an interview with Archbishop Nicolas Lhernould, President of the North African Conference of Bishops (CERNA) and Archbishop of Tunis, following the apostolic journey of the antipope Leo XIV to Algeria. Lhernould describes the visit as “historic,” emphasizing the “centrality of God,” “fraternity,” “peaceful coexistence,” and the Augustinian concept of *convivium* (“living together”) as a “remedy for peace.” He highlights the Pope’s humility, simplicity, and the “strong impact” of his words on both Christian and Muslim communities. The interview presents the visit as a model for interreligious dialogue and the Church’s mission in a Muslim-majority context, framing it as a continuation of the “positive vision” of his predecessor, the apostate Francis. This entire narrative, however, is a masterclass in modernist apostasy, reducing the supernatural mission of the Church to a naturalistic exercise in interfaith conviviality, utterly devoid of the imperative to preach Christ the King and the necessity of conversion to the Catholic Faith.







