VaticanNews portal (January 22, 2026) reports that usurper Jorge Bergoglio (“Leo XIV”) authorized decrees recognizing the “martyrdom” of Guatemalan priest Augusto Rafael Ramírez Monasterio and a miracle attributed to Italian nun Maria Ignazia Isacchi, alongside declaring four others “venerable.” The article frames these acts as part of the conciliar sect’s ongoing parody of canonization, ignoring the sine qua non condition for valid sainthood causes: communion with the Catholic Church.
Canonical Nullity of Antipapal Decrees
The “decrees” issued by Bergoglio’s functionary Marcello Semeraro lack validity, as the conciliar sect possesses no jurisdiction to investigate causes of beatification. Canon 1999 §1 of the 1917 Code reserves this power exclusively to the Roman Pontiff, whom the Vatican II sect explicitly rejects by embracing heresy. As St. Robert Bellarmine states: “A manifest heretic is ipso facto deposed from any ecclesiastical jurisdiction” (De Romano Pontifice, II.30). Since Bergoglio publicly denies the necessity of conversion for salvation (Amoris Laetitia 3), he cannot act as Caput Ecclesiae. The alleged “causes” are theatrical productions designed to manufacture legitimacy for the conciliar counterfeit church.
Politicized Martyrdom Replaces Supernatural Faith
The portal claims Ramírez Monasterio was killed “in hatred of the faith” during Guatemala’s civil war. This narrative collapses under scrutiny. True martyrdom requires odium fidei as the exclusive motive for death (Pius XII, Discorsi e Radiomessaggi, Vol. VI, p. 188). Yet the article emphasizes his work with “the poor and defenseless” and death during political turmoil – indicating probable assassination for perceived leftist activism. Contrast this with the Church’s rigorous pre-conciliar standard: St. Maria Goretti’s murderer explicitly testified he killed her “because she refused to commit sin” (Positio Super Martyrio, 1947). The conciliar sect canonizes social workers, not martyrs.
Miracles Degraded to Medical Coincidences
The “miracle” attributed to Maria Ignazia Isacchi involves the 1950 healing of a nun’s abdominal condition. The decree absurdly claims “complete healing a few days later” after a novena. This violates the threefold miracle verification process codified by Benedict XIV:
- Instantaneity: The cure allegedly occurred gradually
- Completeness: “Enterocolitis of probable tubercular nature” suggests inconclusive diagnosis
- Inexplicability: 1950s medicine could not exclude spontaneous remission
The conciliar sect follows the modernist playbook condemned in Lamentabili Sane: “Miracles… are merely interpretations of natural facts” (Proposition 36).
Natural Virtue Replaces Heroic Holiness
The four new “venerables” exemplify the sect’s anthropocentric shift:
- Nerino Cobianchi: Praised for volunteer work after earthquakes and founding scout groups – reducing holiness to NGO activism.
- Crocifissa Militerni: Lauded for nursery schools and assisting the poor – replacing imitatio Christi with social work.
- Maria Giselda Villela: Called “spiritual point of reference” despite no mention of doctrinal orthodoxy.
- Maria Tecla Relucenti: Reduced to an educator, ignoring required signs of mystical union with God.
Pius XI’s Quas Primas condemns this inversion: “When God and Jesus Christ are removed… the foundations of authority are destroyed” (§18). True heroic virtue demands constans et efficax propositum servandi mandata Dei (constant and effective resolve to keep God’s commandments), not humanitarianism.
Omission of Catholic Eschatology
The entire process ignores the sensus catholicus manifested in traditional canonizations:
| Pre-1958 Requirement | Conciliar Substitution |
|---|---|
| 4 miracles for beatification (Benedict XIV) | 1 ambiguous “healing” |
| Devil’s Advocate | Omitted since 1983 |
| Emphasis on supernatural graces | Praise of natural virtue |
| Condemnation of worldliness | Celebration of “opening to the world” |
The portal’s description of Villela as “though living in enclosure, she knew how to open herself to the world” directly contradicts St. John of the Cross: “The soul that loves anything else becomes incapable of pure union with God” (Dark Night, I.5.4).
Conclusion: Canonizations as Revolutionary Propaganda
Bergoglio’s theater follows Paul VI’s 1975 innovation of “instant saints” like Maximilian Kolbe – martyred for charity rather than faith. As the False Fatima Apparitions file notes: “The efficacy of Holy Mass is diminished in favor of spectacular acts.” These pseudo-canonizations aim to:
- Manufacture legitimacy for the conciliar antipopes
- Replace supernatural religion with humanitarian cult
- Canonize Vatican II’s “new theology”
True Catholics recognize only saints canonized before 1958. As Pope Pius XI warned: “Let rulers not refuse public veneration to Christ… if they wish to maintain authority” (Quas Primas). Those who worship the conciliar sect’s golden calves share in its apostasy.
Source:
Pope approves decrees for 2 new Blesseds and 4 Venerables (vaticannews.va)
Date: 22.01.2026