Minneapolis ICE Killings Expose Conciliar Sect’s Betrayal of Catholic Social Doctrine
VaticanNews portal (January 26, 2026) reports on statements from “Archbishop” Bernard Hebda and “Archbishop” Paul Coakley regarding recent killings by federal immigration agents in Minneapolis. The article describes their calls for “restraint, peace, and respect for every human life” following the deaths of Alex Pretti and Renee Good, while quoting “Pope” Leo XIV’s appeal to make the Gospel “a leaven of fraternity and peace among all individuals, cultures, religions and peoples.” This modernist response exemplifies the conciliar sect’s abandonment of regnum sociale Christi (the social reign of Christ) in favor of naturalistic humanism.
Subordination of Divine Law to Secular Narratives
The “bishops'” statements conspicuously avoid any reference to Christ’s kingship over nations or the Church’s duty to condemn injustice through the lens of Quas Primas. Pius XI solemnly taught that “Nations will be reminded by the annual celebration of this feast that not only private individuals but also rulers and princes are bound to give public honor and obedience to Christ” (Quas Primas, §32). Instead, “Archbishop” Hebda reduces Catholic teaching to vague platitudes about being “created in the image and likeness of God,” while equating government officials and “undocumented neighbors” as equally deserving of respect – a direct violation of Romans 13:1-7 which commands special honor for lawful authority.
“While we rightly thirst for God’s justice and hunger for his peace, this will be not be achieved until we are able to rid our hearts of the hatreds and prejudices that prevent us from seeing each other as brothers and sisters created in the image and likeness of God.”
This statement employs theologically incoherent language, suggesting social peace precedes interior conversion rather than flowing from it. The Catechism of the Council of Trent teaches that pax Christi (the peace of Christ) can only exist “in the Kingdom of Christ” (Catechismus Romanus, I.3.6), not through psychological exercises in tolerance. The “archbishop’s” invitation to Eucharistic adoration while withholding condemnation of federal agents killing citizens demonstrates the conciliar sect’s sacramental minimalism – reducing the Blessed Sacrament to a therapeutic tool rather than the living presence of Christ the King.
Modernist Ecumenism Replaces Catholic Statecraft
“Archbishop” Coakley’s appeal to “dehumanizing rhetoric” and promotion of “dialogue” follows the condemned modernist playbook. The Syllabus of Errors explicitly rejects the notion that “the Roman pontiff can, and ought to, reconcile himself, and come to terms with progress, liberalism and modern civilization” (Syllabus Errorum, §80). By contrast, St. Pius X warned in Pascendi Dominici Gregis that modernists reduce religion to “an outward experience” divorced from doctrinal truth (§6).
The article’s reference to “Pope Leo XIV” constitutes blasphemous fiction. The apostate Jorge Bergoglio (“Francis”) and his successors hold no legitimate authority, as demonstrated by the automatic loss of office through manifest heresy (Canon 188.4, 1917 Code). St. Robert Bellarmine’s De Romano Pontifice proves that heretics cannot occupy the Apostolic See: “A manifest heretic cannot be Pope… for he who is not a Christian cannot be the head of Christians” (II.30). The conciliar sect’s “pope” thus lacks authority to speak on matters of peace or justice.
Omission of Catholic Requirements for Lawful Authority
Nowhere do the “bishops” address the conditio sine qua non (indispensable condition) for true peace: submission to Christ’s social reign. Pius XI’s Quas Primas establishes that “When once men recognize, both in private and in public life, that Christ is King, society will at last receive the great blessings of real liberty, well-ordered discipline, peace and harmony” (§19). Instead, the “USCCB” statement promotes the condemned error of religious indifferentism by treating all “religions” as equal contributors to peace – directly contradicting the Syllabus condemnation that “it is no longer expedient that the Catholic religion should be held as the only religion of the State” (§77).
The article’s focus on “undocumented neighbors” while ignoring the divine mandate for border enforcement (Romans 13:1-4) reveals the conciliar sect’s Marxist tendencies. Leo XIII’s Rerum Novarum defends the state’s right to regulate immigration for the common good (§51), while Pius XII’s Exsul Familia establishes that migration rights derive from submission to lawful authority. The “bishops'” silence on the agents’ alleged violation of procedural justice (shooting a legally armed citizen) demonstrates their selective application of “human dignity” principles.
Naturalism Replaces Supernatural Faith
The entire narrative frames the Church’s mission as social activism rather than the salvation of souls. Pius IX’s Quanta Cura condemns those who “falsely imagine that the best condition of civil society is where no authority is recognized by divine right” (§4), yet the “bishops” reduce the Church to a human rights NGO. Their statements contain:
- Zero references to the Four Last Things (death, judgment, heaven, hell)
- Zero calls for repentance or conversion
- Zero mention of the Social Kingship of Christ
This naturalistic approach fulfills Pius X’s warning in Lamentabili Sane that modernists reduce revelation to “man’s self-awareness of his relationship to God” (§20). By promoting “vigils” rather than reparative penance, the conciliar sect denies the ex opere operato efficacy of sacraments – another condemned modernist error (Lamentabili, §42).
Conclusion: Restoration Through Integral Catholicism
The Minneapolis tragedy exposes the conciliar sect’s theological bankruptcy. Where Catholic shepherds would have denounced both unlawful state violence AND the revolutionary mobs (as Pius XI did against communism and fascism), these post-conciliar figures offer only humanitarian platitudes. True Catholics recognize that peace comes only through instaurare omnia in Christo (restoring all things in Christ, Ephesians 1:10), not through “dialogue” with error. As the Syllabus Errorum concludes: the Roman pontiff cannot reconcile with liberalism (§80) – a truth these modernist “bishops” have tragically forgotten.
Source:
US Bishops urge respect for human life after Minneapolis killings (vaticannews.va)
Date: 26.01.2026