VaticanNews portal reports on the apostolic journey of the usurper antipope Leo XIV to Algeria, specifically his celebration of the Novus Ordo “Mass” at the Basilica of Saint Augustine in Annaba. The article describes a “joyous gathering” of pilgrims, students, and religious from various nations, including the presence of an Anglican “bishop,” all united in a spectacle of false ecumenism and religious indifferentism. This event, far from being a genuine act of Catholic worship, is a textbook example of the post-conciliar apostasy, where the defined dogmas of the Faith are sacrificed on the altar of “dialogue” and “human fraternity,” demonstrating the complete theological and spiritual bankruptcy of the conciliar sect.
A Pilgrimage to Nowhere: The Annaba Spectacle and the Betrayal of Saint Augustine
The article from VaticanNews paints a vivid picture of a “joyous gathering” at the Basilica of Saint Augustine in Annaba, Algeria, for a “Holy Mass” celebrated by Leo XIV, the current usurper of the Chair of Peter. This event, presented as a moment of “faith” and “unity,” is in reality a profound act of sacrilege and a stark illustration of the conciliar sect’s systematic betrayal of Catholic doctrine. The very presence of an Anglican “bishop” at this “liturgy” is a damning indictment, a public denial of the defined dogma Extra Ecclesiam Nulla Salus (Outside the Church there is no salvation) and a blasphemous act of false ecumenism.
The Scandal of False Ecumenism and Religious Indifferentism
The most egregious error, glaringly evident and utterly unaddressed by the article, is the presence and active participation of Ashley Null, the Anglican “bishop” of North Africa. His presence at a “papal Mass” is not merely an ecumenical gesture; it is a public denial of the Catholic Church’s exclusive claim to be the one true Church founded by Christ. The Church has consistently taught that Protestant sects are not part of the true Church, and their ministers lack valid orders and any authority to teach or govern in matters of faith. As Pope Pius XI unequivocally stated in Mortalium Animos (1928):
The union of Christians can only be promoted by promoting the return to the one true Church of Christ of those who are separated from it, for in the past they have unhappily left it.
The Anglican “bishop’s” words, praising the “beauty of the hearts of the people” and emphasizing “respect for every human being who bears the image of God” and “strengthening ties of love and friendship,” are a direct echo of the modernist errors condemned by St. Pius X in Pascendi Dominici Gregis (1907). This is the language of naturalistic humanism, not supernatural faith. It reduces the Church’s mission to a mere humanitarian endeavor, stripping it of its divine mandate to teach, govern, and sanctify for the salvation of souls. The Syllabus of Errors (1864) by Pope Pius IX explicitly condemns such notions:
17. Good hope at least is to be entertained of the eternal salvation of all those who are not at all in the true Church of Christ.
18. Protestantism is nothing more than another form of the same true Christian religion, in which form it is given to please God equally as in the Catholic Church.
The article’s silence on the theological implications of this Anglican presence is deafening. It implicitly endorses the very errors that the pre-conciliar Magisterium fought so fiercely to condemn. This is not “unity”; it is a false union built on the ruins of defined dogma, a union that implicitly denies the necessity of the Catholic Church for salvation.
The “Mass” as a Platform for Modernist Apostasy
The “Holy Mass” celebrated by Leo XIV in Annaba is not the Most Holy Sacrifice of the Altar, the unbloody re-presentation of Calvary, as defined by the Council of Trent. It is the Novus Ordo Missae, a Protestantized liturgy crafted by Annibale Bugnini, a suspected Freemason, with the assistance of six Protestant “observers.” This “reform” was designed to minimize the Catholic understanding of the Mass as a propitiatory sacrifice, to emphasize the “meal” aspect, and to make the liturgy more palatable to non-Catholics. The very presence of an Anglican “bishop” at this “Mass” is a testament to its success in achieving this ecumenical goal, but at the cost of Catholic truth.
The article describes the “celebration” as a “joyous and prayerful moment of encounter between cultures and generations.” This is the language of the “Church of the New Advent,” where the liturgy is reduced to a community gathering, a “table of assembly,” rather than the awesome mystery of Faith. The focus shifts from the adoration of the Blessed Sacrament and the propitiatory sacrifice to “encounter,” “dialogue,” and “human fraternity.” This is precisely the “cult of man” that the pre-conciliar Church warned against. Pope Pius XI, in Quas Primas (1925), established the Feast of Christ the King precisely to combat the rising tide of secularism and laicism, which sought to remove Christ from public life and reduce religion to a private matter. The Annaba spectacle is a direct fruit of this laicist agenda, where the “reign of Christ” is replaced by the “reign of man.”
The Omission of Saint Augustine’s True Legacy
The article mentions Saint Augustine, but only as a historical figure whose “steps” are being retraced. It fails to mention his profound theological contributions, his fierce defense of Catholic doctrine against heresies like Pelagianism and Donatism, and his unwavering belief in the necessity of the Catholic Church for salvation. Augustine himself wrote:
No man can find salvation except in the Catholic Church. Outside the Catholic Church one can have everything except salvation. One can have honors, one can have the sacraments, one can sing alleluia, one can answer amen, one can have faith in the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and can preach it too, but never can one find salvation except in the Catholic Church.
The conciliar sect, by embracing false ecumenism and religious indifferentism, has effectively repudiated Augustine’s core teaching. The Annaba event, held in a basilica dedicated to him, is a profound irony, a desecration of his memory by those who claim to honor him. The “prayers for peace and for the conversion of hearts” mentioned by the Ugandan priests are laudable, but they are rendered hollow when the very “liturgy” they participate in implicitly denies the necessity of conversion to the Catholic Church for salvation.
The “Small Christian Community” and the Illusion of Mission
The article quotes a Brazilian missionary, Jackson Santos, who describes Leo XIV’s visit as “a very big blessing from God” to the “small Christian community” in Algeria. This “small Christian community” is, in reality, a community of faithless modernists, participating in a false liturgy, and led by a usurper antipope. The “mission” described – “prayer activities, liturgical celebrations and offers language courses for African students” – is a far cry from the true missionary mandate of the Church, which is to “teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit” (Matthew 28:19). The true mission is to convert souls to the Catholic Faith, not to engage in social work or interfaith dialogue.
The article’s focus on “unity,” “friendship,” and “respect” is a direct reflection of the modernist errors condemned in Lamentabili Sane Exitu (1907) by St. Pius X. Proposition 21 states: “The revelation which is the object of Catholic faith did not cease with the Apostles.” This is the error of continuous revelation, where the Church’s doctrine is seen as evolving and adapting to modern times, rather than being an immutable deposit of faith. The Annaba spectacle is a manifestation of this error, where the “spirit of the times” dictates the Church’s actions, rather than the unchanging truths of the Gospel.
Conclusion: A Call to Reject the Conciliar Abomination
The Annaba event, as described by VaticanNews, is not a cause for joy, but for profound sorrow and outrage. It is a public display of the conciliar sect’s apostasy, a betrayal of Saint Augustine’s legacy, and a denial of the defined dogmas of the Catholic Faith. The presence of an Anglican “bishop” at a “papal Mass” is a scandal that should fill every true Catholic with horror. It is a clear sign that the structures occupying the Vatican are not the Catholic Church, but a counterfeit, a “synagogue of Satan” (Revelation 2:9).
True Catholics must reject this abomination. They must cling to the unchanging truths of the Faith, to the Most Holy Sacrifice of the Mass as defined by the Council of Trent, and to the defined dogma Extra Ecclesiam Nulla Salus. They must pray for the conversion of those ensnared in the conciliar sect, and for the restoration of the true Church. As Pope Pius IX declared in the Syllabus of Errors:
77. In the present day it is no longer expedient that the Catholic religion should be held as the only religion of the State, to the exclusion of all other forms of worship.
This proposition, condemned by Pius IX, is the very foundation of the conciliar sect’s approach to ecumenism and religious liberty. The Annaba spectacle is a direct consequence of this condemned error. Let us not be deceived by the “joyous gathering” and the “beauty of the hearts.” Let us instead remember the words of Our Lord: “Not every one that saith to me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doth the will of my Father who is in heaven” (Matthew 7:21). The will of the Father is that we believe in His Son, Jesus Christ, and in the one true Church He founded. The conciliar sect, with its false ecumenism and its Novus Ordo “Mass,” is not that Church. It is the “abomination of desolation” (Matthew 24:15) standing in the holy place. Let us flee from it, and cling to the Faith of our fathers, the Faith of Saint Augustine, the Faith of the ages.
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A joyous gathering of faith in the Basilica of Saint Augustine (vaticannews.va)
Date: 14.04.2026