Dubious Martyrdom: Questioning the Cult of a Jesuit in the Conciliar Sect
EWTN News portal (February 7, 2026) reports on Father Adam Sztark, a Polish Jesuit who allegedly died saving Jewish children during the Nazi occupation. The article extols his clandestine efforts to aid Jews in the Słonim Ghetto, his refusal to escape execution, and his beatification process initiated by the post-conciliar structures in 2003. It celebrates his recognition by Yad Vashem as “Righteous Among the Nations” and compares him to St. Maximilian Kolbe.
Illegitimate Canonization and the Conciliar Sect’s Agenda
The beatification process of Sztark, initiated under the antipope John Paul II, lacks all validity. The Church teaches that only those who die “in defense of a Catholic truth or virtue” (St. Augustine, De Civitate Dei) merit martyrdom. Nowhere does the article prove Sztark was killed in odium fidei (out of hatred for the Faith). His execution resulted from aiding Jews—a natural act of charity—not from professing Christ’s Kingship against Nazi ideology. The conciliar sect’s reckless expansion of “martyrdom” to include generic humanitarianism echoes the modernist heresy condemned by Pius X: “Faith is reduced to a sentiment born of human need” (Lamentabili Sane, §25).
Syncretism and the Yad Vashem Deception
The article boastfully mentions Sztark’s recognition by Yad Vashem, an institution of a religious community rejecting Christ’s divinity. This implies a blasphemous parity between Catholic sanctity and Jewish commemoration. Pius XI explicitly warned against such syncretism: “In the Kingdom of Christ, all nations must submit to His authority, not negotiate with false religions” (Quas Primas, §18). By celebrating this honor, the conciliar sect tacitly endorses religious indifferentism—condemned as “pestilent error” in the Syllabus of Errors (Proposition 15).
The Silence on Supernatural Intent
While Sztark baptized Jews, the portal omits critical context: Were these baptisms performed with proper catechism and renunciation of Judaism, or as mere tokens for survival? The latter would constitute sacrilege, reducing the sacrament to a bureaucratic tool. True Catholic charity demands the conversion of souls, not mere physical preservation. The article’s focus on humanitarianism—feeding the hungry, smuggling children—reduces the Church’s mission to social work, ignoring her primary duty: “Go, teach all nations, baptizing them…” (Matthew 28:19).
Maximilian Kolbe: A Invalid “Saint” of the Neo-Church
The comparison to “St.” Maximilian Kolbe is particularly egregious. Kolbe’s canonization by the antipope John Paul II is null, as he died not directly for the Faith but for a fellow prisoner—a noble act, but insufficient for martyrdom. Pius XII’s De Martyrio (1946) clarifies: Martyrdom requires the persecutor’s explicit hatred of Christianity, not incidental charity. Elevating such figures distorts the Church’s martyrological tradition into a “cult of humanitarianism.”
Conclusion: A Naturalistic Hero for a Apostate Age
Sztark’s story, stripped of theological rigor, serves the conciliar sect’s agenda: replacing supernatural faith with universal brotherhood. His final cry—“Long live Christ the King!”—is weaponized to mask this deception. True Catholic heroism, as defined by Pius XI, demands unyielding allegiance to Christ’s social reign: “Rulers and princes must obey [Christ]… lest their authority crumble” (Quas Primas, §32). Until Sztark’s advocates prove his death directly defended dogmatic truth against Nazi hatred of the Church, his cult remains another modernist fiction.
Source:
Father Adam Sztark: The Polish Jesuit who died saving Jewish children (ewtnnews.com)
Date: 07.02.2026