EWTN News portal reports on the U.S. government’s deployment of emergency response teams to Venezuela following devastating earthquakes on June 24, 2026. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced the dispatch of search and rescue units from Fairfax County and Los Angeles, while the conciliar structures, including a figure occupying Peter’s throne, mobilize humanitarian aid and issue statements of solidarity. The article highlights the immediate physical destruction—collapsed buildings, damaged churches, and displaced populations—but remains silent on the supernatural dimension of the disaster, reducing the Church’s role to that of a secular humanitarian agency. This naturalistic approach, coupled with the invocation of a usurper pontiff as a source of spiritual authority, reveals the profound apostasy of the post-conciliar leadership, which has abandoned the true mission of saving souls in favor of temporal relief and diplomatic platitudes.
Natural Disaster as a Test of Faith: The Silence of the Supernatural
The earthquakes in Venezuela, measuring 7.2 and 7.5 in magnitude, represent not merely a physical catastrophe but a divine admonition—a call to repentance and a reminder of the fragility of human life before the judgment of God. Catholic teaching, rooted in Scripture and Tradition, has always interpreted such events as signs of the times, opportunities for conversion, and occasions to implore God’s mercy through prayer, penance, and the sacraments. Yet the article, in its reporting on the conciliar Church’s response, omits any reference to these supernatural realities. There is no call for public rosaries, no exhortation to the faithful to examine their consciences, no mention of the need for sacramental confession or the state of grace. Instead, the focus is entirely on material aid: shelter, food, water, and medical care. This reduction of the Church’s mission to naturalistic humanitarianism is a direct fruit of the modernist theology condemned by St. Pius X, which substitutes the supernatural order with a purely temporal and humanistic agenda.
Pope Pius XI, in his encyclical *Quas Primas*, proclaimed that the reign of Christ the King extends over all nations and every aspect of human life, and that peace and order can only be achieved by submitting to His divine authority. The article’s silence on this doctrine—its failure to remind the faithful that true consolation comes only from God and His Church—demonstrates the extent to which the conciliar leadership has abandoned the social kingship of Christ. The usurper on Peter’s throne, referred to as “Pope Leo XIV,” sends a monetary donation through the Apostolic Almoner’s Office, but there is no mention of prayer, no call for the faithful to offer Masses for the victims, no reminder of the efficacy of the Most Holy Sacrifice for the souls in purgatory. This is not the action of the true Church, which has always placed spiritual goods above temporal ones.
The Usurper on Peter’s Throne and His Empty Gestures
The article notes that “Pope Leo XIV has sent an initial 100,000 euro donation to Venezuela in the aftermath of the earthquakes through the Apostolic Almoner’s Office.” This gesture, while superficially charitable, is emblematic of the conciliar Church’s reduction of its mission to financial and logistical support. The true Church, guided by the Holy Ghost, would first and foremost offer the unbloody Sacrifice of Calvary, administer the sacraments, and call the faithful to penance. The usurper’s donation, devoid of any supernatural context, is a naturalistic response that aligns with the modernist error condemned in the *Syllabus of Errors*: the belief that the Church’s authority is limited to moral and social matters, without the power to teach, govern, or sanctify with divine efficacy.
Moreover, the use of the title “Pope” for Robert Prevost—a figure who occupies the See of Peter without legitimate authority—is a scandal and a deception. The Church teaches that a manifest heretic cannot be Pope, and the post-conciliar leaders, by their public adherence to heresies such as religious liberty, ecumenism, and the evolution of doctrine, have automatically lost their offices. The article’s uncritical acceptance of this usurper as the spiritual leader of Catholics worldwide perpetuates the illusion of continuity and obscures the reality of the vacancy of the Apostolic See. The faithful are thereby led to place their trust in a paramasonic structure rather than in the true Church, which endures in those who profess the integral Catholic faith and are led by bishops with valid sacraments.
The Conciliar Hierarchy as a Humanitarian Agency
Bishop A. Elias Zaidan, identified as chair of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on International Justice and Peace, calls on the international community to “mobilize in support of the Venezuelan people, and to send the necessary humanitarian assistance to alleviate their suffering.” This statement, while not inherently wrong, is symptomatic of the conciliar Church’s transformation into a non-governmental organization focused on temporal welfare. The true Church has always provided material aid, but always in subordination to the supernatural end: the salvation of souls. The omission of any reference to the necessity of faith, baptism, or the state of grace reveals the influence of the modernist heresy that reduces religion to a system of social justice.
Archbishop Raúl Biord Castillo of Caracas and Bishop Pablo Modesto González Pérez of La Guaira describe the physical damage to churches and seminaries, but their statements are limited to practical concerns: structural inspections, solidarity networks, and the activation of Caritas. There is no mention of the Church’s duty to preach the Gospel, to convert sinners, or to remind the faithful of the reality of final judgment. The bishop’s plea, “May God help us and grant us the necessary consolation to accompany our people in these difficult times,” is a vague theism, not a confident profession of Catholic faith in the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the saints, and the sacraments. This is the language of natural religion, not of the supernatural faith of the Church.
The True Church’s Response: Prayer, Penance, and the Sacraments
In contrast to the conciliar Church’s naturalistic response, the true Church—faithful to the teachings of the pre-conciliar Magisterium—would respond to such a catastrophe with the supernatural means Christ entrusted to her. The faithful would be called to public recitation of the Rosary, as Our Lady of Fatima requested, to implore God’s mercy and peace. The Most Holy Sacrifice of the Mass would be offered for the souls of the dead, the conversion of sinners, and the relief of the suffering. The sacraments of Penance and the Eucharist would be administered with urgency, reminding the faithful of the necessity of the state of grace for salvation. The Church would also recall the social kingship of Christ, calling on rulers and governments to submit to His divine authority and to enact laws in accordance with the moral order.
The article’s silence on these supernatural realities is not accidental; it is the fruit of the conciliar revolution, which has systematically replaced the supernatural faith with a humanistic, naturalistic religion. The faithful are thereby deprived of the only true means of consolation and salvation, left to rely on the empty gestures of a usurper and his humanitarian agenda. This is the abomination of desolation foretold by Our Lord: a temple stripped of its divine presence, offering only the husk of ritual and the illusion of continuity.
Conclusion: A Call to Reject the Conciliar Apostasy
The earthquakes in Venezuela are a reminder of the fragility of earthly life and the urgency of preparing for eternal judgment. The response of the conciliar Church, as reported in the article, is a damning indictment of its apostasy: a naturalistic, humanitarian approach that ignores the supernatural mission of the Church and perpetuates the illusion of legitimacy for a usurper on Peter’s throne. The faithful must reject this counterfeit Church and cling to the true Catholic faith, as taught and practiced before the modernist revolution. Only in the true Church, with her valid sacraments and unchanging doctrine, can we find the consolation and salvation that no earthly power can provide. Let us pray for the people of Venezuela, but let us also pray for the restoration of the true Church, that Christ the King may reign over all nations and all aspects of human life.
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U.S. sends emergency response teams to Venezuela after massive earthquakes (ewtnnews.com)
Date: 25.06.2026