Neo-Modernist Leadership Elected in Philippines Pseudo-Church Structure
EWTN News reports (December 1, 2025) on the election of “Archbishop” Gilbert Garcera as president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP), breaking precedent by not elevating the previous vice president. Garcera – known for promoting synodality through his 271-page document “Enlarging the Space of Our Tent” – assumes leadership amid alleged governmental corruption and natural disasters. His stated priorities include “pastoral sensitivity” toward individuals with same-sex attractions while maintaining nominal adherence to “Church teaching” on marriage. The CBCP press release confirms Garcera will represent Philippine “ecclesial” structures at Vatican meetings and international conferences.
Subversion of Ecclesiastical Order Through Revolutionary Procedures
The irregular election process exposes the conciliar sect’s abandonment of lex ordinandi (law of ordering). The 1917 Code of Canon Law (Canon 160) mandated hierarchical succession to ensure doctrinal continuity – a principle deliberately violated when the CBCP rejected Vergara’s expected elevation. This echoes Paul VI’s 1968 reformatio that replaced apostolic governance with parliamentary processes. As St. Pius X warned: “Modernists place the force of conscience in sentiment, whereas the Catholic places it in the intellect” (Encyclical Pascendi Dominici Gregis, 23). The voting assembly operates precisely on this emotional paradigm, substituting divine mandate with human preference.
Synodality as Vehicle for Doctrinal Deviance
Garcera’s manifesto title – “Enlarging the Space of Our Tent” – constitutes theological sedition against the immutable teaching that “extra Ecclesiam nulla salus” (outside the Church there is no salvation). His call to “embrace a more inclusive perspective” directly opposes Pius IX’s condemnation of those claiming “that everyone is free to embrace and profess that religion which, guided by the light of reason, he shall consider true” (Syllabus of Errors, Proposition 15). The document’s length (271 pages) mirrors modernist verbosity condemned in Lamentabili Sane Exitu (1907), which denounced “the evolution of dogmas” (Proposition 22) and “the democratization of the Church” (Proposition 53).
“They will be reminded of the richness and diversity of human experience.”
This statement reduces supernatural faith to anthropological observation, violating the First Vatican Council’s definition of faith as “a supernatural virtue whereby, inspired and assisted by the grace of God, we believe that the things which He has revealed are true” (Dei Filius, Ch.3). The absence of references to grace, conversion, or the Four Last Things confirms the document’s naturalism.
Heretical Equivocation on Moral Theology
Garcera’s declaration that “truth must never become a reason for exclusion or hostility” constitutes formal heresy against multiple dogmas:
- Contradicts Our Lord’s command: “Do not think that I came to send peace upon earth: I came not to send peace, but the sword” (Matthew 10:34)
- Rejects Pius XI’s teaching that “charity according to the teaching of the Apostles is not at all a bleary-eyed goodwill” (Encyclical Caritate Christi Compulsi, 45)
- Opposes the Council of Trent’s anathema against those claiming “that all are to be admitted to penance” without requiring rejection of sin (Session XIV, Canon 4)
The call for “communities of welcome” without demanding repentance fulfills Pius X’s prophecy about Modernists making “conscience the supreme guide of truth” (Pascendi, 6). Garcera’s doublespeak – affirming marriage while normalizing sodomitical desires – implements the 1976 Persona Humana deviation that replaced the term “objective disorder” with “difficulty in integration.”
Structural Apostasy Through False Representation
The announcement that Garcera will “represent the Church in the Philippines at Vatican meetings” constitutes blasphemous usurpation. True Catholic bishops derive authority through apostolic succession, not bureaucratic appointment. As Leo XIII decreed: “For no one can be in the Church of Christ without being united with the successor of Peter” (Encyclical Satis Cognitum, 3). Since the antipopes beginning with John XXIII possess neither jurisdiction nor valid holy orders (Pope Paul IV’s Bull Cum Ex Apostolatus Officio), Garcera’s “representation” serves only the conciliar sect’s parody of ecclesial structure.
Omission of Supernatural Mission
The entire report manifests the post-conciliar sect’s abandonment of raison d’être. No mention exists of:
- The salvation of souls as primary mission (Canon 1350 §1, 1917 CIC)
- The necessity of sacraments for sanctification
- Reparation for blasphemies against the Immaculate Heart
- Condemnation of government corruption as violation of Christ’s Kingship (Pius XI, Quas Primas, 18)
Instead, the “archbishop” reduces his burden to a “very heavy cross” of administrative duty – a blasphemous trivialization of Our Lord’s Passion. This confirms the conciliar sect’s complete transition into a NGO, fulfilling St. Pius X’s warning that Modernists view the Church as “a federation of consciences” rather than the Mystical Body (Pascendi, 24).
Symptomatic Silence on Fatima’s Warnings
The article’s focus on “natural disasters” while ignoring Our Lady of Fatima’s call for penance exposes the conciliar sect’s diabolical disorientation. Garcera’s diocese (Lipa) was site of demonic false apparitions in 1948-49 – a historical irony underscoring his theological alignment with preternatural deception. True shepherds would echo Pius XII’s 1952 radio message: “The world must recognize in the warnings of the Heavenly Mother…the merciful hand of God.” Instead, Garcera promotes synodal processes directly condemned in the 1917 Holy Office decree against modernist biblical interpretation.
Source:
Philippines bishops’ conference elects Garcera as president, an advocate for synodality (ewtnnews.com)
Date: 01.12.2025