Vatican News portal reports on a prayer vigil presided by “Cardinal” Matteo Maria Zuppi in the Basilica of Santa Maria in Trastevere in Rome, organized by the “Community” of Sant’Egidio, marking the fourth anniversary of the war in Ukraine. Zuppi, president of the Italian Bishops’ Conference, quotes “Pope Leo XIV” stating: “The Church, as Pope Leo XIV has said, asks only that the weapons fall silent, that a ceasefire be reached, and that a path toward peace be opened.” He emphasizes dialogue, humanitarian aid by Sant’Egidio, and perseverance in prayer, concluding: “the world is dying from a lack of love.” The vigil utterly omits the supernatural mission of the Catholic Church: the social reign of Christ the King, the necessity of Catholic faith for true peace, and the condemnation of religious indifferentism. This is a stark manifestation of the conciliar sect’s apostasy from integral Catholic doctrine.
The Conciliar Sect’s Prayer Vigil: A Naturalistic Substitute for Catholic Social Teaching
Factual Deconstruction: What Is Said and What Is Omitted
The ARTICLE describes a prayer vigil for Ukraine led by “Cardinal” Matteo Maria Zuppi, featuring quotes from the antipope Leo XIV, reflections on “perseverance in prayer,” and extensive praise for the humanitarian work of the “Community” of Sant’Egidio. The stated goal is a ceasefire and dialogue, framed as a “rebellion” against the “globalization of indifference.” The factual narrative centers on naturalistic humanitarianism and sentimental appeals to love.
The omissions are not incidental but theological. There is **no mention of the Social Kingship of Jesus Christ**, the doctrine that all nations and states must recognize His authority and order their laws accordingly. There is **no call for the conversion of Russia or any nation to the Catholic Faith**, a central element of the true apocalyptic message (which the conciliar sect rejects, as seen in its suppression of the authentic Fatima message). There is **no reference to the Sacrifice of the Mass**, the source and summit of Catholic life, nor to the state of grace, the final judgment, or the absolute primacy of the salvation of souls. The “prayer vigil” is presented as a generic religious assembly, devoid of the Unbloody Sacrifice of Calvary. The humanitarian aid, while materially beneficial, is divorced from any supernatural purpose—the conversion of souls and the establishment of Christ’s reign. This silence on the supernatural is the gravest accusation, revealing a sect that has exchanged the doctrine of eternal life for the politics of temporal comfort.
Linguistic Analysis: The Language of Naturalism and Sentimentality
The tone is one of secular humanism, not Catholic prophecy. Phrases like “globalization of indifference,” “the world is dying from a lack of love,” and “the only victory we must all seek is the Easter of peace” employ the vocabulary of sociologicalanalysis and emotional appeal, not theological discourse. **”Easter of peace”** is particularly egregious, reducing the Resurrection of Our Lord—the definitive victory over sin and death—to a metaphor for geopolitical stability. This is a **blasphemous trivialization** of the central mystery of our faith.
The language is bureaucratic and minimalist: “the Church asks only that the weapons fall silent.” Compare this with the bold, definitive language of pre-conciliar Magisterium. Pius XI in *Quas Primas* did not “ask” but *declared* the duty of states to publicly honor Christ and obey Him, warning of divine judgment for contempt. The conciliar sect speaks as a non-governmental organization (NGO) pleading for humanitarian pauses, not as the **Mystical Body of Christ** proclaiming the absolute sovereignty of its King. The rhetoric of “dialogue” and “shared goal” echoes the condemned errors of the *Syllabus of Errors* (#64: “It is lawful to refuse obedience to legitimate princes…”; #77: “In the present day it is no longer expedient that the Catholic religion should be held as the only religion of the State”). It promotes a relativistic, democratic model of “peace” that excludes the exclusive rights of Christ the King.
Theological Confrontation: Christ’s Kingship vs. Conciliar Naturalism
The foundational error is the rejection of the Social Kingship of Christ. Pius XI, in *Quas Primas*, dogmatically teaches:
His reign, namely, extends not only to Catholic nations… but His reign encompasses also all non-Christians, so that most truly the entire human race is subject to the authority of Jesus Christ… Let rulers of states therefore not refuse public veneration and obedience to the reigning Christ, but let them fulfill this duty themselves and with their people, if they wish to maintain their authority inviolate and contribute to the increase of their homeland’s happiness.
The ARTICLE’s “Church” asks merely for a ceasefire, not for the **public veneration and obedience** of rulers to Christ the King. It does not condemn the secularist foundations of the Ukrainian state or the Russian state, both of which are built on the condemned principles of the *Syllabus* (#39: “The State, as being the origin and source of all rights, is endowed with a certain right not circumscribed by any limits”). The true Catholic peace is not merely the absence of war but the **order of Christian society** founded on God’s law. As Pius XI states: “When God and Jesus Christ were removed from laws and states… the foundations of that authority were destroyed.” The vigil’s naturalistic “peace” is a peace of the godless, foretold by the *Syllabus* as the fruit of apostasy (#40: “The teaching of the Catholic Church is hostile to the well-being and interests of society”).
Furthermore, the focus on “dialogue” is a direct embrace of the ecumenism condemned by St. Pius X in *Pascendi Dominici gregis* and the *Syllabus* (#18: “Protestantism is nothing more than another form of the same true Christian religion”). Sant’Egidio is notorious for interfaith assemblies where Catholic truth is relativized. This is the **”ecumenical operation”** that the *Syllabus* anathematized: the placing of the Catholic Church on a par with false religions (#15, #16, #17). The ARTICLE celebrates this “solidarity” without a whisper of the need for the **conversion of Russia** to the one true Faith—a conversion that, according to the authentic (though not approved) Fatima message, is essential for peace. The conciliar sect has replaced the supernatural goal of the **triumph of the Immaculate Heart** (understood as the victory of Catholic doctrine and morals) with a naturalistic, one-world humanitarianism.
Symptomatic Apostasy: The Conciliar Sect’s Rejection of Supernatural Mission
This vigil is a perfect symptom of the post-conciliar revolution. The *Lamentabili Sane Exitu* of St. Pius X condemned Modernism’s core tenet: the evolution of dogma and the reduction of religion to a “religious movement” (Prop. 59: “Christ did not proclaim any specific, all-encompassing doctrine… but rather initiated a certain religious movement”). Here, the “Church” has evolved from proclaiming the **unchangeable Social Kingship of Christ** (as defined by Pius XI) to promoting a vague “peace” that any atheist or pagan could endorse. This is the “dogmaless Christianity” of which St. Pius X warned (Prop. 65).
The personnel confirms the pathology. “Cardinal” Zuppi is a known modernist, close to the antipope Bergoglio, and a promoter of intercommunion with schismatics and heretics. The “Community” of Sant’Egidio is a paramasonic structure that has hosted assemblies with false religions, directly violating the *Syllabus* (#15-18) and the dogma *extra Ecclesiam nulla salus*. The reference to “Pope Leo XIV” (Robert Prevost) acknowledges a manifest heretic. According to St. Robert Bellarmine, cited in the *Defense of Sedevacantism* file, a **manifest heretic ceases to be Pope** *ipso facto*. Therefore, the entire conciliar hierarchy, from John XXIII to the present antipope, occupies the See illicitly. Their teachings, such as this naturalistic peace activism, are **null and void** because they proceed from a structure that has defected from the Catholic Faith (*Cum ex Apostolatus Officio* of Paul IV). The “Church” speaking here is the **abomination of desolation** occupying the Vatican, a sect that has exchanged the **Unbloody Sacrifice** for humanitarian spectacles.
The silence on the **final judgment** is deafening. Pius XI in *Quas Primas* explicitly links Christ’s Kingship to the final judgment: “it will remind them of the final judgment, in which Christ… will very severely avenge these insults.” The ARTICLE’s “Church” speaks only of present “shame” and “lack of love,” not of the **eternal consequences** of rejecting Christ’s law. This is the essential shift from supernatural religion to naturalistic philanthropy, the very essence of Modernism condemned by St. Pius X.
Conclusion: The Call to Integral Catholic Restoration
This prayer vigil is not a Catholic act but a **sacrilegious parody** of the Church’s mission. It replaces the **public confession of Christ the King** with the private sentiment of “love.” It replaces the **condemnation of error** with the promotion of indifferentist dialogue. It replaces the **Supernatural End of the State** (the glory of God and the salvation of souls) with the naturalistic goal of “peace” defined by human standards. The true Catholic response to war is not merely to pray for a ceasefire but to **proclaim the Social Reign of Christ**, to denounce the sins of nations (including the errors of communism and liberalism condemned by the *Syllabus*), and to work for the **conversion of Russia** and all peoples to the one true Faith, as the authentic Fatima message demands (though the approved Fatima narrative is suspect, the doctrinal requirement for conversion remains). The faithful must flee this conciliar sect and its naturalistic apostasy, clinging to the **immutable Tradition** of the pre-1958 Church, where the **Kingship of Christ** was proclaimed as the sole hope for order, peace, and salvation.
Source:
Cardinal Zuppi on Ukraine: the Church asks that the weapons fall silent (vaticannews.va)
Date: 25.02.2026