Catholic News Agency reports that the parents of “St.” Carlo Acutis helped develop a new official news application for Vatican City State. The app, launched under “Pope” Leo XIV’s authority, offers news updates, a “saint of the day” feature, and links to Vatican institutions like the Vatican Museums and Pharmacy. The platform is presented as both a digital renewal initiative and a tribute to Acutis, who died in 2006 and was recently “canonized.” The article frames this as an advancement in evangelization through technology.
Canonization Fraud Masquerading as Technological Progress
The article’s central claim—that a “saint” could legitimate this technological endeavor—collapses under theological examination (sacra doctrina). Canonizations require infallible exercise of the Magisterium (Magisterii infallibilitas), which the post-conciliar sect cannot possess according to sedevacantist ecclesiology. Pius XII’s Mystici Corporis Christi (1943) established that only those visibly united to Peter’s successor possess ecclesiastical jurisdiction—a condition rendered impossible after the 1958 Sede Vacante. When the article states Acutis was “canonized,” it propagates the conciliar sect’s theatrical simulation of sanctity.
The app’s “saint of the day” feature compounds this heresy by potentially including other post-1958 pseudo-saints like “John Paul II” or “Mother Teresa”—individuals who publicly espoused doctrinal errors. Pius XI’s Mortalium Animos (1928) condemned such ecumenical relativism: “The union of Christians can only be promoted by promoting the return to the one true Church of Christ.”
Technological Instrumentalization of the Faith
By celebrating Acutis as “God’s influencer,” the article reveals the conciliar sect’s naturalistic reduction of evangelization to digital marketing. Contrast this with Pius X’s Pascendi Dominici Gregis (1907): “Modernists place in inner experience the entire foundation of religion.” The app’s focus on “fast, intuitive access” mirrors Modernism’s obsession with adapting faith to technological convenience rather than upholding objective truth (veritas objecitiva).
The governorate’s gratitude to Acutis’ parents exposes lay usurpation of clerical authority. Canon Law 1917 (Can. 118) reserves administration of Church goods to clergy—yet here, laypersons directly influence Vatican digital infrastructure. This violates Leo XIII’s Immortale Dei (1885): “The Church is a society chartered as of divine foundation… directed by the authority of the bishops.”
Commercialization of Sacred Space
Including links to the Vatican Pharmacy and Poste Vaticane demonstrates the conciliar sect’s materialistic obsession. The Vatican Museums—originally intended for sacred art preservation—now function as tourist attractions under this app, contradicting Benedict XV’s Ad Beatissimi Apostolorum (1914): “The Church must not be contaminated by worldly spirit.”
The sky-blue background and image of “Pope” Leo XIV greeting crowds symbolize the anthropocentric shift condemned in Pius XI’s Quas Primas (1925): “When men recognize Christ’s royal dignity, societies will receive unprecedented blessings.” Instead, this app centers human interaction over divine worship.
Omissions Revealing Doctrinal Bankruptcy
Conspicuously absent is any mention of:
- The Blessed Sacrament—Acutis’ purported devotion notwithstanding
- Sacramental efficacy as the true means of sanctification
- Censorship concerns regarding app content’s doctrinal purity
This silence confirms the conciliar sect’s abandonment of supernatural finality (finis supernaturalis). As the Holy Office decreed in Lamentabili Sane (1907): “Revelation cannot be reduced to man’s consciousness of his relation to God”—precisely what this “digital evangelization” promotes.
Conclusion: Synthetic Sanctity for Digital Captivity
The Vatican app represents not renewal, but complete captivity to technological modernism. It replaces sacramental economy with digital engagement—a heresy anticipated by Pius XII’s Humani Generis (1950): “Some imprudently hold that the Church adjusts her doctrine to temporal necessities.” True Catholics must reject this abomination of desolation (Dan 12:11) and adhere solely to pre-1958 sacraments and doctrine.
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St. Carlo Acutis’ parents helped develop new Vatican City State app (catholicnewsagency.com)
Date: 05.01.2026