Vatican Labor Office Dismisses Worker Grievances in Blatant Betrayal of Catholic Social Teaching
Catholic News Agency portal (January 23, 2026) reports Monsignor Marco Sprizzi, president of the Office of Labor of the Apostolic See (ULSA), downplaying an internal survey revealing distrust of Vatican managers and workplace harassment allegations among lay employees. Sprizzi claimed discontent is not “widespread,” dismissed the survey’s significance due to its sample size (250 respondents), and asserted ULSA’s commitment to dialogue while denying knowledge of harassment cases. This bureaucratic response exposes the conciliar sect’s abandonment of Rerum Novarum‘s principles and its reduction of labor justice to humanistic platitudes.
Naturalistic Reduction of Labor Rights
Sprizzi’s statement that ULSA ensures “there are no situations in which employees’ rights are not respected” reduces Catholic social doctrine to secular employment standards. Contrast this with Pope Leo XIII’s condemnation:
“Capitalists and employers consider workers as bondsmen, and the Church, with far different aim, proclaims that they are to be regarded as children” (Rerum Novarum, §63
). The ULSA president’s focus on legal mechanisms and “dialogue” ignores the lex divina (divine law) demanding employers honor workers’ dignity as souls destined for eternity. By treating grievances as administrative issues rather than spiritual failures, the Vatican bureaucracy operates as a corporate HR department—not a moral authority.
Ecclesial Communion as a Smokescreen for Injustice
Sprizzi’s metaphor of the Vatican as “an orchestra in which each instrument must contribute to harmony” epitomizes the conciliar betrayal. Pius XI condemned such false unity:
“Class struggle, the necessary result of pagan greed, is aggravated by those who exploit workers for ideological ends” (Quadragesimo Anno, §130
). When Sprizzi claims “row[ing] in the same direction” requires “mutual trust,” he implicitly demands workers submit to exploitation—a far cry from St. Paul’s admonition: “Masters, do to your servants that which is just and equal: knowing that you also have a Master in heaven” (Colossians 4:1). The survey’s findings of systemic distrust reveal a hierarchy more invested in preserving its image than practicing justice.
Denial of Harassment: Moral Cowardice Disguised as Prudence
Sprizzi’s claim—“Personally, I am not aware of any case [of harassment]”—directly contradicts the survey’s allegations. His deflection (“rumors” vs. “truth”) echoes the modernist tactic of relativizing sin. Compare this to the Codex Iuris Canonici (1917), which mandates bishops investigate misconduct “diligenter et secrete” (diligently and discreetly; Canon 1935). By outsourcing moral responsibility to “legal mechanisms,” ULSA abdicates its duty to uphold caritas in veritate (charity in truth). Worse, Sprizzi implies only the antipope (referred to as “the Holy Father”) could address abuses—a blasphemous elevation of a usurper to Christ’s vicarial authority.
The Wage Justice Farce
While Sprizzi vaguely acknowledges salary disparities, he offers no concrete solutions, stating: “We are working on it to do justice to those who have a right to it.” This empty promise violates Pius XI’s teaching:
“Wages must be sufficient to support the worker and his family” and must reflect “the needs of the worker and his family” (Quadragesimo Anno, §71
). The Vatican’s refusal to adjust wages amid its lavish spending (e.g., the scandalous Pachamama idolatry) proves its adherence to capitalist exploitation, not Gospel poverty.
Conclusion: Apostasy Disguised as Social Doctrine
The ULSA’s response exemplifies the conciliar sect’s heresy: reducing the Church’s mission to a “spirit of ecclesial communion” stripped of supernatural purpose. Where Leo XIII demanded “just wages for the worker” as a divine mandate, Sprizzi offers dialogue committees. Where pre-1958 popes invoked Christ the King’s sovereignty over labor relations, ULSA peddles secular conflict resolution. This is not the Catholic Church—it is a Masonic-inspired bureaucracy masquerading as Christ’s vicar, accelerating the mysterium iniquitatis (mystery of iniquity) foretold by St. Paul (2 Thessalonians 2:7).
Source:
Vatican rejects claims of widespread worker discontent after internal survey (catholicnewsagency.com)
Date: 23.01.2026