Conciliar Sect’s Illegitimate Episcopal Appointment in Rochester
The Catholic News Agency portal (January 7, 2026) reports that antipope Leo XIV appointed John S. Bonnici as head of the Diocese of Rochester, New York. Bonnici – previously an auxiliary “bishop” of New York since 2022 – replaces Salvatore R. Matano. The article emphasizes Bonnici’s credentials: biology and philosophy degrees from St. John’s University (1987), studies at the Pontifical North American College and Gregorian University (1987-1990), and advanced degrees from the Pontifical John Paul II Institute in Rome and Washington. The Diocese allegedly serves 306,000 “Catholics.” This appointment exemplifies the conciliar sect’s perpetuation of invalid ecclesiastical structures under the guise of apostolic continuity.
Invalid Succession in a Pseudo-Ecclesiastical Structure
The claim that Bonnici “succeeds” Matano is canonically null. Episcopalis succession requires both valid Holy Orders and communion with the Catholic Church (Council of Trent, Session XXIII). Since the conciliar sect lacks apostolic authority, Bonnici’s “episcopate” constitutes sacrilege. Pius XII’s Sacramentum Ordinis (1947) established that even with valid matter and form, ordinations conferred outside the Church lack jurisdiction. The conciliar sect’s “bishops” are at best materially ordained clerics without spiritual office – wolves “clothed as sheep” (Matt. 7:15).
John Paul II Institute: Factory of Heretical Formation
Bonnici’s theological formation at the Pontifical John Paul II Institute condemns his doctrinal integrity. The institute – named after a manifest heretic who taught false ecumenism and religious liberty – propagates Modernist errors condemned by St. Pius X in Pascendi Dominici Gregis (1907). Its curriculum promotes the heresy that “dogmas evolve” (Lamentabili Sane, Proposition 64), directly contradicting the Dei Filius definition that dogmas are “irreformable” (Vatican I). Bonnici’s 1995 doctorate represents ideological alignment with apostasy, not Catholic formation.
Demographic Deception and Pseudo-Catholic Identity
The assertion that Rochester has “306,000 Catholics” perpetuates a demographic fraud. These souls attend invalid liturgies, receive sacrilegious “sacraments,” and are indoctrinated in conciliar heresies. True Catholics cannot recognize antipopes or adhere to Vatican II’s Dignitatis Humanae – a heresy condemned by Pius IX’s Syllabus of Errors (Proposition 77). The “diocese” functionally operates as a non-Catholic sect, evidenced by its 2020 bankruptcy filing to settle $123 million in abuse claims – the rotten fruit of modernist moral dissolution.
Suppressed Truths: The Silence on Sacramental Nullity
The article omits two catastrophic realities:
1. Conciliar “ordinations” after 1968 are doubtfully valid due to illicit alterations to the rite (Pius XII’s Sacramentum Ordinis; Paul IV’s Cum Ex Apostolatus Officio)
2. “Mass” celebrated under Benedict XVI’s 1969 missal is a Protestantized meal rejecting propitiatory sacrifice (Council of Trent, Session XXII)
Bonnici’s 1990 “ordination” occurred under John Paul II – a man who denied hell’s eternity and venerated pagan idols. As St. Robert Bellarmine teaches: “A manifest heretic cannot be Pope” (De Romano Pontifice, II.30). Thus, Bonnici’s entire ministerial trajectory rests on sand.
Operationalizing the Masonic Plan
The swift replacement of bishops before retirement age reveals the sect’s managerial – not sacramental – priorities. At 60, Bonnici ensures decades implementing the conciliar revolution. His biological background echoes Teilhard de Chardin’s pseudoscientific evolutionism – a condemned foundation for neo-modernist “ecology” syncretism. This appointment fulfills the Alta Vendita’s 19th-century Masonic blueprint: “Let the clergy march under your banner in the belief they march under the banner of the Apostolic Keys.”
Theological and Canonical Consequences
Catholics in Rochester face grave spiritual peril:
– Attendance at Bonnici’s “Masses” constitutes participation in schism (Canon 2314 §1, 1917 Code)
– Sacraments received from him – except possibly Baptism and Matrimony – are invalid or illicit
– Financial support for the diocese funds heresy propagation
Pius XI’s Quas Primas (1925) commanded that Christ must reign socially, yet the conciliar sect enthrones humanism. Until true bishops consecrate Russia to the Immaculate Heart – rejecting the false “Fatima” narrative – such appointments will accelerate the Church’s visible crucifixion.
Source:
Pope Leo names New York auxiliary bishop to lead Diocese of Rochester (catholicnewsagency.com)
Date: 07.01.2026