The Catholic News Agency (CNA) reports on Christmas 2025 celebrations in Syria, emphasizing scout carnivals in Damascus, the repeal of U.S. sanctions (Caesar Act), and security incidents like burned Christmas trees. Greek “Patriarch” John X Yazigi’s visit to a bomb-damaged church is highlighted alongside claims of “hope” amid lingering fears. The article frames the U.S. Congress’ oversight as protective of minorities while ignoring Syria’s ongoing persecution of authentic Catholics.
Naturalism Masquerading as Christmas Joy
The described festivities—scout processions with “handcrafted Christmas figures,” brass bands, and secular markets—expose the complete secularization of the Nativity. Such events reduce the Incarnation to folkloric theater, ignoring Quas Primas‘ teaching that Christ’s Kingship demands “the renewal and establishment of peace” through societal submission to His law (Pius XI, 1925). The “Olive Scout Troop Carnival” exemplifies the conciliar sect’s betrayal of Dies Natalis Domini as a supernatural mystery, instead promoting a naturalistic “joy” divorced from penance and the Mass. Archimandrite Michel Deirani’s statement about “plant[ing] joy in the hearts of children” to “overcome the effects of wars” reduces the Faith to therapeutic emotivism, echoing Modernism’s condemnation in Lamentabili Sane (1907) for equating revelation with “man’s self-awareness” (Proposition 20).
Omission of Supernatural Reality
Nowhere does the article mention the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, Confession, or Eucharistic Adoration—the true raison d’être of Christmas. This silence confirms the conciliar sect’s abandonment of extra Ecclesiam nulla salus, instead glorifying interfaith banalities like the non-ecclesial Tartous market. The “Joy Choir’s” performances for EU delegate Michael Ohnmacht epitomize the Vatican II heresy of “dialogue” condemned by Pius IX: “Protestantism is nothing more than another form of the same true Christian religion” (Syllabus of Errors, Proposition 18). By celebrating Syria’s “true image” as multicultural coexistence, the report implicitly denies Christ’s mandate to “make disciples of all nations” (Matthew 28:19).
Political Subversion of the Faith
Hailing the Caesar Act’s repeal as a victory ignores that the Assad regime—like all post-1958 governments—rejects Regnum Christi. The U.S. Congress’ pledge to “monitor violations against Christians” is a cynical farce, given America’s global promotion of abortion and gender ideology—crimes anathematized by Pius IX as “pests” fostering “indifferentism” (Syllabus, Proposition 78). Wael Hamza’s refusal of holiday greetings reveals the Islamic state’s enduring hostility toward Christianity, a reality whitewashed by the article’s focus on superficial “unity.”
Persecution Silenced, Martyrdom Betrayed
While noting arson attacks on Christmas trees, the report omits Syria’s systemic eradication of Catholics faithful to Tradition. The bombing of Mar Elias Church—visited by “Patriarch” John X—is framed as past tragedy, not ongoing martyrdom. True shepherds would echo Pius XI’s warning: “When God and Jesus Christ are removed from laws and states, the foundations of authority are destroyed” (Quas Primas). Instead, the conciliar clergy collaborate with persecutors, ignoring St. Paul’s command: “Do not become slaves of men” (1 Corinthians 7:23).
Conclusion: A Festive Facade Over Apostasy
These celebrations embody the “abomination of desolation” (Daniel 9:27)—a church that venerates worldly peace over the Cross. Until Syria kneels before Christ the King, no sanctions relief or scout parades will heal its wounds. As Pius XII taught, nations rejecting the Social Reign invite divine chastisement. Authentic Catholics must flee these false festivities and pray for the Restoration of All Things in Christ—the only true hope for Syria or any land.
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Syria celebrates Christmas with hope amid lingering security fears (catholicnewsagency.com)
Date: 24.12.2025