Catholic News Agency portal (December 4, 2025) reports on “Archbishop” Timothy Broglio’s statement condemning U.S. military strikes against drug cartel operatives. The pseudo-prelate of the Archdiocese for Military Services declares that “dismantling criminal networks is laudable” but insists methods must follow “just war theory” and avoid “violence outside the law.” He specifically condemns the alleged killing of suspected narcotics traffickers who survived an initial airstrike, demanding instead that vessels be “intercepted, boarded” with suspects subjected to secular due process. This moralizing emerges from the same conciliar sect that tolerates sacrilege against the Holy Eucharist and promotes communion for public adulterers.
Naturalism Masquerading as Moral Theology
The conciliar official’s appeal to “just war theory” (Jus ad bellum) constitutes theological subterfuge when divorced from its proper context – the subordination of temporal authority to Christ the King. Pius XI’s encyclical Quas Primas establishes that “nations must be led back to submit to the rule of Christ,” for “no peace can be lastingly secured except if individuals and states obey His law and reverence His authority.” Broglio’s selective citation of just war principles deliberately omits the foundational Catholic doctrine that all state authority derives from God (Romans 13:4) for the express purpose of “bearing the sword against evildoers.”
When Broglio claims “true justice is achieved through transparent legal procedures, accountability, and respect for life,” he substitutes secular humanitarianism for divine justice. The Syllabus of Errors condemns this exact error: “Justice is the perpetual and constant will to render to each one his right” (Pius IX, Proposition 60), with rights flowing from God’s eternal law – not procedural niceties protecting drug traffickers. St. Augustine clarifies in City of God (IV.4) that without divine justice, “what are kingdoms but great robberies?”
The Silent Apostasy: Denying Christ’s Social Kingship
Nowhere does the conciliar official reference the Social Reign of Christ the King, the very doctrine his nominal predecessor Pius XI instituted as a feast to combat secularism. The encyclical Quas Primas explicitly warns that societies rejecting Christ’s authority become “shaken to their foundations” as “the main reason for the right to command and duty to obey is removed.” Broglio’s reduction of cartel warfare to humanitarian concerns exposes the conciliar sect’s core heresy: replacing supernatural faith with naturalistic ethics.
The article’s glaring omissions reveal deeper apostasy:
“No mention that drug cartels systematically murder priests (500+ in Mexico since 1990), desecrate churches, and force populations into occult practices.”
“No condemnation of narco-terrorists as enemies of God’s law who forfeit rights through persistent criminality (Aquinas, ST II-II Q64 A2).”
“No call for nations to formally consecrate themselves to Christ the King as required by Quas Primas.”
Sacramental Sabotage and Military Chaplaincy
Broglio’s invocation of George Washington’s desire for military chaplains constitutes historical revisionism. Traditional chaplains existed to administer valid sacraments and ensure soldiers died in state of grace – not to parrot United Nations humanitarian protocols. The conciliar sect’s military chaplains propagate heresy by:
- Distributing invalid “Communion” under both species to Protestant soldiers
- Celebrating the invalid Novus Ordo service aboard naval vessels
- Promoting ecumenical “prayer services” with pagan religions
Pius IX’s Syllabus condemns this entire framework: “The State ought to be separated from the Church” (Proposition 55) and “Ecclesiastical law does not bind in conscience” (Proposition 24). When Broglio claims “we cannot tarnish our reputation” through “questionable actions,” he prioritizes America’s geopolitical image over the salvation of souls – the Church’s sole reason for existence.
Conclusion: When Shepherds Become Wolves
The conciliar official’s statement exemplifies the “silent apostasy” John Paul II celebrated – a Church that murmurs humanitarian platitudes while abandoning its divine mandate to “make disciples of all nations” (Matthew 28:19). St. Pius X’s Lamentabili Sane condemned this modernism as “the synthesis of all heresies” for reducing religion to subjective experience. Until the conciliar sect repudiates Vatican II’s Declaration on Religious Freedom (Dignitatis Humanae) – which Pius IX’s Syllabus condemns in Proposition 15 – its members remain accomplices to the world’s subversion of Christ’s Kingship.
As true Catholics recall St. Remigius baptizing Clovis with the words “Worship what you burned, burn what you worshipped,” we recognize Broglio’s posturing for what it is: A hireling’s bleating while wolves devour the flock.
Source:
Archbishop Broglio: Drug cartels must be stopped, but not with ‘violence outside the law’ (catholicnewsagency.com)
Date: 04.12.2025