The Secularist Betrayal Masked as Pastoral “Concern”
Quas Primas portal (January 16, 2026) reports that French “bishops” issued a statement opposing euthanasia legislation ahead of Senate debates. While condemning the bill’s provisions, these conciliar officials employ naturalistic language wholly divorced from Catholic integralism. Their protest focuses on “grave risks to the most fragile” and “insufficient palliative care”, not the intrinsic evil of murder. This reveals the modernist inversion whereby practical concerns eclipse doctrinal absolutes.
The Abdication of Ecclesial Authority
The conciliar “bishops” declare:
“These fears are real. We must respond with human, fraternal, medical and social solutions – but not through a law authorizing euthanasia or assisted suicide.”
This statement commits three theological crimes:
- Reduction of supernatural truth to psychosocial analysis, contrary to Pope Pius IX’s condemnation of those who subordinate Church teaching to “human reason” (Syllabus of Errors, Proposition 3)
- Omission of eternal consequences: No mention of divine judgment, the mortal sin of murder, or the eternal destiny of souls participating in euthanasia
- Implicit acceptance of secular authority over life issues, violating Pope Pius XI’s teaching that “The State, constituted as it is, is clearly bound to act up to the dictates… of Christian wisdom” (Encyclical Quas Primas)
The Naturalistic Poison in Legislative Details
The proposed law establishes:
- A “right to die” for adults with “serious and incurable conditions”
- Criminal penalties for dissuading euthanasia seekers (2 years imprisonment, €30,000 fines)
- Mandatory compliance requiring Catholic hospitals to permit euthanasia by outside practitioners
This legislative framework constitutes formal apostasy from France’s historical Catholic identity. The 19th-century Syllabus of Errors explicitly condemned the notion that “the State… can enact legislation… contrary to the Church” (Proposition 55). Modernists conceal this inherited condemnation through bureaucratic euphemisms like “end-of-life care.”
The Conciliar Betrayal in Three Acts
These “bishops” demonstrate their conciliar captivity through:
| Action | Contrast with Catholic Tradition |
|---|---|
| Urging prayer and letter-writing campaigns | Neglecting to declare automatic excommunication for legislators voting affirmatively (Code of Canon Law 1917, Canon 2331) |
| Emphasizing “access to palliative care” | Failing to demand public veneration of Christ the King as the only solution to societal collapse (Quas Primas) |
| Calling the bill “troubling” | Refusing to identify euthanasia promoters as formal heretics subject to Canon 188.4 (loss of office for public defection from faith) |
The Mandate of Catholic Resistance
True Catholics must recognize:
- The French state has formalized its apostasy through this bill, becoming what Pope Pius XII termed “a giant counter-church”
- Conciliar “bishops” invalidly hold office through adherence to Vatican II heresies (Religious Liberty, Collegiality)
- Only uncompromising rejection of the modern state’s authority can fulfill the “social reign of Our Lord Jesus Christ” demanded by Pope Pius XI
As the Third Secret of Fatima (rightly rejected as modernist fabrication) nevertheless accidentally stumbled upon truth: “Various nations will disappear” who abandon Christ’s laws. France’s euthanasia bill constitutes national self-anathematization.
Source:
French bishops condemn euthanasia bill ahead of Senate debate (ewtnnews.com)
Date: 16.01.2026