The Hollow “Pro-Life” Pageantry of Post-Conciliar Politicians
The Catholic News Agency portal (January 23, 2026) reports on the March for Life event in Washington, D.C., where Vice President J.D. Vance, House Speaker Mike Johnson, and other politicians praised the Trump administration's abortion policies. The article highlights their speeches celebrating the overturning of Roe v. Wade, defunding Planned Parenthood, and expanding conscience protections—all while ignoring the fundamental contradiction between their naturalistic rhetoric and the Catholic doctrine of Christ's Social Kingship.
Naturalism Disguised as “Pro-Life” Advocacy
The article quotes Vance declaring: "You have an ally in the White House," and Trump vowing to "always be a voice for the voiceless." Such language reduces the fight against abortion to a secular human rights issue, divorced from the lex divina (divine law). Nowhere do these politicians acknowledge that civil authority derives from Christ the King (Pius XI, Quas Primas), nor do they call for the abolition—rather than mere restriction—of abortion. Their policies operate within the framework of religious indifferentism, treating abortion as a policy dispute rather than a crime against God demanding public reparation.
"Building a culture of life requires persuasion," Vance said. "That effort is going to take a lot of time, it’s going to take a lot of energy, and it’s going to take a little bit of money."
This statement epitomizes the modernist error condemned by Pope St. Pius X in Pascendi Dominici Gregis: reducing supernatural truths to mere sociological campaigns. True conversion requires not "persuasion" but submission to the Church's teaching that abortion is homicidium innoxium (the killing of the innocent), punishable by excommunication (Codex Iuris Canonici 1917, Canon 2350).
False Equivalence: Restricting Evil vs. Eradicating It
The article applauds policies like reinstating the Mexico City Policy and blocking Medicaid funds for Planned Parenthood. While these may reduce abortion access, they implicitly accept the legitimacy of abortion in cases of rape, incest, or maternal health—a direct violation of the Church's teaching that "the civil law must not tolerate the crime of abortion" (Pius IX, Quanta Cura, §3). Speaker Johnson's boast about defunding "big abortion" ignores that even under these policies, over 600,000 annual abortions continue legally in the U.S., funded by taxpayers through other channels.
Rep. Chris Smith's condemnation of mifepristone ("baby poison") is undercut by his appeal to opinion polls: "The recent Marist Poll… showed most Americans supporting at least some restrictions on abortion." This substitutes divine authority for democratic consensus—a heresy condemned by Pius IX in the Syllabus of Errors (Proposition 15).
The Scandal of Ecumenical Compromise
The March for Life platform featured Protestant politicians like Johnson and Vance, alongside Catholic collaborators like Smith. This ecumenical alliance implicitly endorses the error that "good hope at least is to be entertained of the eternal salvation of all those who are not at all in the true Church of Christ" (Pius IX, Syllabus, Proposition 17). Nowhere does the article mention the necessity of converting America to the Catholic Faith—the only means to end abortion, as St. Augustine teaches: "No one can have true virtue without true piety" (De Civitate Dei, V.19).
Omissions That Condemn
The article remains silent on critical issues:
– No demand for public recognition of Christ as King, despite Pius XI's decree that "rulers of states… [must] fulfill their duty themselves and with their people" by honoring Him (Quas Primas, §32).
– No call for the criminal prosecution of abortionists as murderers, as required by pre-1958 moral theology (St. Alphonsus Liguori, Theologia Moralis).
– No mention of the eternal consequences for politicians who support exceptions to abortion bans—a damning omission that reduces the Church's mission to social work.
Conclusion: A Masonic Distraction
The March for Life—like the conciliar sect itself—substitutes earthly activism for the regnum Christi (Kingdom of Christ). Its leaders promote incrementalism while accepting the pluralist state, thereby legitimizing the very system that enshrines child murder. As Pope Leo XIII warned: "No one can be allowed to favor false religions… since such favor is a grave violation of the duty owed to God" (Immortale Dei, §36). Until America kneels before the Catholic Faith, all political "pro-life" efforts are but a shadow play on the road to perdition.
Source:
Vance, lawmakers defend Trump’s abortion policies at March for Life (catholicnewsagency.com)
Date: 23.01.2026