Conciliar Bishops Betray Catholic Social Doctrine with Two-State Heresy
EWTN News reports (January 29, 2026) that representatives of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops joined an international delegation to the West Bank, issuing a communiqué calling for a “two-state solution” while describing conditions as “catastrophic.” The delegation—including bishops from European nations and Canada—lamented alleged settler violence against Bedouin communities and visited Taybeh, described as “the only Christian town in Palestine.” Their statement vaguely invoked “trauma” while demanding governments pressure Israel to accept a geopolitical division of the Holy Land. This modernist political ritual constitutes a total abdication of the Church’s divine mission.
Naturalism Replaces the Kingship of Christ
The communiqué’s central demand—a “two-state solution“—directly contradicts the immutable teaching that Christus vincit, Christus regnat, Christus imperat (Christ conquers, Christ reigns, Christ commands). Pius XI’s encyclical Quas Primas (1925) dogmatically established that “the empire of our Redeemer embraces all men” and “the right of the Church to perfect freedom and independence from secular authority” (§17). By framing the conflict through secularist UN resolutions rather than the Social Reign of Christ the King, these “bishops” reduce the Church to a non-governmental organization. Their statement claims Israel has a right to “peace and security” while demanding the same for “all those rooted in this land“—a deliberate ambiguity implying moral equivalence between the legitimate Jewish state and terrorist entities.
“Kings and princes are bound to give public honor and obedience to Christ… The entire human race is subject to the power of Jesus Christ” (Pius XI, Quas Primas §18).
Omission of Supernatural Causes Constitutes Apostasy
Nowhere does the delegation identify the root cause of Middle Eastern conflicts: collective apostasy from the Catholic Faith. The communiqué bemoans “violence and intimidation” while remaining silent about:
- The Islamic persecution of Christians across the region (including Hamas’ documented use of churches as military bases)
- The theological heresy of “Palestinian liberation theology” infecting local clergy
- Mandatory Islamic instruction in PA-controlled schools violating parents’ rights
This deliberate blindness stems from Vatican II’s Nostra Aetate, which falsely claims Muslims “adore the one God” (§3). Contrast this with Pius IX’s Syllabus of Errors, condemning the idea that “the Church ought to be separated from the State, and the State from the Church” (Error #55). True peace requires conversion—not the interfaith syncretism implied by praising “courageous Israelis and Palestinians” equally.
Sacramental Silence Betrays Pastoral Failure
The delegation’s visit to Father Gabriel Romanelli—pastor of Gaza’s sole Catholic parish—produced no mention of:
- Sacramental life under siege
- Muslim persecution preventing open worship
- The obligation to preach Christ crucified to jihadists
Instead, they reduced the Church’s mission to leftist activism, decrying “theft of livestock” while ignoring the theft of souls through Islamic indoctrination. This echoes the Modernist heresy condemned by St. Pius X in Lamentabili Sane (1907), which rejects the Church’s authority to “determine the proper sense of Holy Scripture” (Proposition #4). By prioritizing Marxist “settler-colonial” narratives over the Gospel, these “bishops” functionally deny extra Ecclesiam nulla salus (no salvation outside the Church).
Politicized Charity Mocks True Justice
The communiqué’ss demand that governments “exert pressure on Israel” reveals revolutionary intent. Catholic teaching requires states to acknowledge Christ’s reign (Quas Primas §32), not submit to globalist NGOs. The “bishops” invert divine order by:
| CONCILIAR ERROR | CATHOLIC TRUTH |
|---|---|
| Calling for “revived negotiations” between terrorists and a sovereign state | Leo XIII’s Immortale Dei: “States must worship God in the manner He commands” (§6) |
| Equating Israeli self-defense with “extremist settler violence” | Augustine’s City of God: “Peace is only possible under Christ the Prince” (XIX:13) |
| Endorsing the UN’s “rules-based international order” | Pius IX’s condemnation of those who “place Church authority under state control” (Syllabus #20) |
This delegation—financed by donations stolen from faithful Catholics—embodies the “abomination of desolation” (Matthew 24:15): apostate clerics using ecclesial vestments to advance Antichrist’s global dictatorship. Until they publicly abjure Vatican II and beg reconciliation with the true Church, their political theater only deepens their complicity in destroying Christendom.
Source:
U.S. bishops join international delegation in West Bank, call for 2-state solution (ewtnnews.com)
Date: 29.01.2026