Synodal Politics and the Eclipse of Christ’s Social Kingship
EWTN News reports that Archbishop William Lori of Baltimore issued a pastoral letter titled “In Charity and Truth: Toward a Renewed Political Culture,” urging Catholics to embrace synodal listening and civic virtue ahead of America’s 250th anniversary. The text invokes conciliar-era documents, Vatican II, and the example of Blessed Michael McGivney to promote a political engagement based on dialogue, inclusion, and bridging ideological divides. This manifesto epitomizes the conciliar sect’s abandonment of Regnum Christi (the Kingship of Christ) in favor of a naturalistic humanism dressed in theological language.
Reduction of the Church’s Mission to Naturalistic Humanism
The letter’s repeated calls for “encounter,” “dialogue,” and “listening” constitute a direct rejection of the Church’s divine mandate to teach all nations (Matthew 28:19). Lori declares:
“Our mission is not to win elections but to form saints. Not to secure power but to proclaim the Gospel.”
This false dichotomy ignores Pope Pius XI’s teaching that “He would be guilty who should withdraw kings and princes from their duty of allegiance to Christ, or who should rob Christ of the sovereignty which is His” (Encyclical Quas Primas, §31). The Church’s mission necessarily includes establishing Christ’s social reign through the conversion of rulers and nations—a truth condemned to oblivion by the conciliar revolution.
The Masonic Poison of “Synodality” in Public Life
Lori’s promotion of “synodality in politics” reveals the intrinsic subversion of Catholic order:
“Synodality is, at its heart, a commitment to listening with humility, speaking with honesty, and discerning with the Holy Spirit—all while walking together, not apart.”
This modernist construct—nowhere found in Tradition—replaces the Church’s hierarchical constitution with democratic processes. Pope Pius VI condemned such innovations in Auctorem Fidei (1794), anathematizing those who would “introduce into the government of the Church a system of democracy borrowed from the theories of civil government”. The very term “synodality” masks a gnostic egalitarianism alien to the apostolic deposit.
Canonization of Conciliar Anti-Models
The letter invokes Blessed Michael McGivney—beatified by John Paul II in 2020—as a model of civic engagement. This pseudo-saint exemplifies the conciliar sect’s corruption of holiness: McGivney’s Knights of Columbus now promote interfaith gatherings and refuse to combat Masonic infiltration. True Catholic action requires militia Christi against error, not Lori’s endorsement of servile accommodation:
“Genuine charity, unity, fraternity, and patriotic love should guide how Catholics engage with migrants.”
Contrast this with Pope Pius X’s condemnation of the Sillon movement: “The true friends of the people are neither revolutionaries, nor innovators: they are traditionalists” (Letter Notre Charge Apostolique, 1910).
The Silent Abdication of Christ the King
Nowhere does Lori mention the Social Kingship of Christ—the very foundation of Catholic political thought. This omission constitutes theological treason. Pope Pius XI’s Quas Primas (§18) explicitly commands: “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 to Christ.” Lori’s call for a “new kind of politics” that “begins not with power but with the truth of the human person” inverts the proper order: all political action must begin with Adveniat Regnum Tuum (Thy Kingdom Come). The conciliar sect’s silence on this dogma exposes its apostasy.
Virtues Untethered from Supernatural Grace
The archbishop’s appeal to the cardinal virtues—prudence, justice, fortitude, temperance—is stripped of their Christocentric telos. Lori reduces temperance to
“disciplining the desire to ‘win’ at the expense of relationship”
, ignoring St. Augustine’s teaching that virtues apart from God are splendid vices (City of God, XIX.25). True fortitude demands resistance to heretical clergy, not Lori’s milquetoast “enduring criticism when standing for truth.” Where the pastoral letter encourages “serving the common good,” authentic doctrine requires submission to the common good of the supernatural order—the conversion of all nations to the Catholic Faith (Pius IX, Quanta Cura, §3).
Conclusion: The Anti-Kingdom of Man
Lori’s vision culminates in the blasphemous claim that
“The Church has lived through darker times and emerged stronger, purified, and more faithful. So, too, can our nation.”
This equates the conciliar sect’s degradation with the Church’s historical persecutions—a diabolical inversion. The true Church cannot “emerge stronger” from abandoning Her Founder’s royal rights. As Pope Leo XIII warned: “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” (Annum Sacrum, 1899). Until the conciliar sect repents of its rebellion against Christ the King, its pastoral letters remain but death warrants for civilization.
Source:
Archbishop Lori issues pastoral letter on political life in honor of 250th anniversary of the U.S. (ewtnnews.com)
Date: 10.02.2026