Vatican Diplomacy’s Abdication of Christ’s Social Kingship
Vatican News reports on a meeting between antipope Leo XIV (Robert Prevost) and Slovak President Peter Pellegrini, attended by “Cardinal” Pietro Parolin and Monsignor Mihăiță Blaj. The discussion centered on “strengthening bilateral relations,” social cohesion, the Ukraine conflict, and Middle Eastern tensions. The article frames the encounter as a celebration of “strong bilateral relations,” particularly noting the 25th anniversary of the Holy See-Slovak Republic Basic Agreement.
Naturalism Replaces the Kingship of Christ
The report reduces the Church’s mission to secular diplomacy, omitting any reference to Quas primas (1925), where Pius XI declared Christ’s universal kingship: “The empire of our Redeemer embraces all men” (n. 18). Instead, the “cordial discussions” parrot United Nations-style “social cohesion” rhetoric, treating the Church as a non-governmental organization. Pius IX condemned this inversion in the Syllabus of Errors, rejecting the notion that “the Roman Pontiff can, and ought to, reconcile himself, and come to terms with progress, liberalism and modern civilization” (Error 80).
The Silence on Supernatural Order Betrays Apostasy
Nowhere does the article mention the Slovak Republic’s duty to publicly recognize the Catholic faith as the state religion—a doctrine articulated in Immortale Dei (Leo XIII, 1885): “States cannot… behave as if God did not exist… Nor may they adopt that form of government which passes under the name of ‘religious indifferentism’” (n. 6). The “commitment to safeguarding the family” is rendered meaningless without condemning Slovakia’s legalization of divorce (1968) and civil unions (2018), which Pius XI denounced as “the bold defiance of the Most High” (Casti connubii, 1930, n. 78).
War Analysis Absent Moral Theology
The focus on Ukraine’s “impact on European security” ignores the Church’s just war principles (Augustine, Aquinas, Summa Theologica II-II Q40). There is no appeal for rulers to submit to divine law—a stark contrast to Pius XII’s warning: “When governments… disregard the eternal law of God… they are preparing the measure of punishment which divine justice will inflict” (Radio Message, 24 August 1939).
Conciliar Sect’s Masonic Ecumenism
Parolin’s presence confirms the Vatican II sect’s alignment with Freemasonic ecumenism, condemned by Leo XIII: “The enemies of the Church… gather their strength against the Church… under the leadership of Freemasonry” (Humanum genus, 1884). The 1993 Slovak-Holy See Agreement itself violates Mirari vos (Gregory XVI, 1832), which forbids treating heretical states as equals: “It is contrary to the teaching of the Church to hold that liberty of conscience and worship is each man’s personal right” (n. 14).
Conclusion: Betrayal of the Social Reign of Christ
This diplomatic theater exposes the conciliar sect’s total capitulation to naturalism. As St. Pius X warned: “The modernists replace faith with religious sentiment… reducing Christ to a mere humanitarian teacher” (Lamentabili, 1907, nn. 25, 33). True Catholics must reject this betrayal, clinging to the Lex orandi of the pre-1958 Missal, which alone proclaims: Christus vincit, Christus regnat, Christus imperat (“Christ conquers, Christ reigns, Christ commands”).
Source:
Pope Leo welcomes the President of the Slovak Republic (vaticannews.va)
Date: 04.12.2025