Ecumenical Apostasy Masquerading as Apostolic Journey
Vatican News portal reports (November 28, 2025) on the activities of antipope Leo XIV during his visit to Turkey, emphasizing encounters with modernist clergy, naturalistic “solidarity” gestures, and a syncretistic commemoration of the First Council of Nicaea.
Naturalism Displacing Supernatural Faith
The report highlights antipope Leo XIV’s visit to “a home for elderly people run by the Little Sisters of the Poor” as a primary pastoral activity. This exemplifies the conciliar sect’s reduction of Christianity to social work, abandoning the munus sanctificandi (sanctifying office) for humanitarianism. Pius XI condemned such inversion: “The Church cannot neglect the supernatural, the spiritual life of souls, to dedicate Herself solely to works of corporal mercy” (Encyclical Divini Redemptoris, §50). While care for the elderly is praiseworthy, its presentation as central to apostolic ministry reveals the neo-church’s doctrinal bankruptcy.
Counterfeit Collegiality with Illegitimate Clergy
“Gathered in the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit, the Pope began by acknowledging the depth of Christian history in the land”
The “Cathedral of the Holy Spirit” in Istanbul serves modernist architecture’s desacralizing agenda, reflecting the theological chaos of post-conciliar sacraments. Leo XIV’s meeting with “bishops, clergy, consecrated persons and pastoral workers” constitutes sacrilegious communion with apostates. The 1917 Code of Canon Law (Canon 2374) mandates automatic excommunication for those participating in schismatic acts. True shepherds would echo St. Paul’s injunction: “A man that is a heretic, after the first and second admonition, avoid” (Titus 3:10).
Desecration of Nicaea’s Legacy
The commemoration of the 1,700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea becomes blasphemy when led by one who denies its Christological definitions. The article states Leo XIV “prayed with leaders of various Christian Churches“, committing the sin of communicatio in sacris with heretics. The Council of Trent anathematizes those who claim “that heretics… are to be regarded as members of the Church” (Session VII, Canon 11). Pius IX’s Syllabus of Errors condemns the notion that “Protestantism is nothing more than another form of the same true Christian religion” (Proposition 18).
Omission of Nicaea’s Actual Doctrine
Notably absent is any mention of Nicaea’s condemnation of Arianism – the very heresy resurrected by today’s ecumenists. The Council declared Christ “consubstantial with the Father“, a truth undermined by interfaith dialogues implying parity between Christianity and false religions. Pius XI’s Quas Primas reminds us that Christ’s Kingship demands “that individuals and states submit to His authority” (§31), not engage in relativistic commemorations. The silence on Arius’ condemnation exposes this event as historical revisionism.
Linguistic Betrayal of Catholic Identity
The article’s terminology – “Türkiye”, “prayed with leaders of various Christian Churches” – adopts secular geopolitics’ vocabulary while erasing theological precision. St. Pius X’s Lamentabili Sane condemns the modernist error that “Truth changes with man, because it develops with him, in him, and through him” (Proposition 58). The deliberate avoidance of terms like “heretics”, “schismatics”, or “conversion” manifests the conciliar sect’s doctrinal cowardice.
Symptomatic of Conciliar Apostasy
This spectacle forms part of the “abomination of desolation” (Matthew 24:15) foretold in prophecy. The 1864 Syllabus warned against “reconciling the Roman Pontiff with progress, liberalism and modern civilization” (Proposition 80) – precisely what occurs when antipopes commemorate ecumenical councils while subverting their decrees. True Catholics must heed Pius XII’s warning: “Where the Pope is, there is the Church – but where the spirit of Antichrist reigns, there is only apostasy masquerading as Peter.”
Source:
Apostolic Journey to Türkiye: Day Two (vaticannews.va)
Date: 28.11.2025