VaticanNews portal (April 24, 2026) reports that Msgr. Marco Formica, Counsellor of the Holy See’s Permanent Observer Mission to the UN, addressed the ECOSOC Follow-up Forum on Financing for Development, calling for a reformed global financial architecture centered on “human dignity” and the needs of the most vulnerable. While the speech decries the gap between international commitments and reality—particularly regarding debt, aid, and military spending—it operates entirely within the framework of secular, naturalistic humanitarianism, completely omitting the supernatural mission of the Church and the absolute necessity of the Social Kingship of Christ for true justice and peace.
The Abdication of the Supernatural: A Church Reduced to a NGO
The address by Msgr. Formica at the United Nations forum is a textbook example of the post-conciliar Church’s reduction from the Mystical Body of Christ—the one true ark of salvation—to merely another non-governmental organization advocating for social justice on purely naturalistic terms. The entire discourse revolves around “financing for development,” “Sustainable Development Goals,” and “human dignity” as defined by secular international bodies, rather than the eternal truths of the Catholic faith. This is precisely the “cult of man” condemned by St. Pius X in Pascendi Dominici gregis, where the supernatural is systematically ignored in favor of temporal, material concerns.
Msgr. Formica stated: “Frameworks and financial tools are merely means to an end… their ultimate value needs to be measured by their ability to ‘uphold the inherent God-given dignity of each person.'” While the phrase “God-given dignity” is used, it is immediately subordinated to the goals of the United Nations’ Sevilla Commitment, a secular agreement. The “end” here is not the salvation of souls or the establishment of Christ’s Kingdom, but rather a “brighter future for all of humanity” defined by material welfare and equity. This is a direct inversion of the Church’s mission. As Our Lord Jesus Christ declared: “Seek ye therefore first the kingdom of God, and his justice, and all these things shall be added unto you” (Matt. 6:33). The conciliar sect, however, seeks first the kingdom of man, and calls it “God-given.”
The Omission of the One True Foundation: The Social Kingship of Christ
Most damningly, the entire speech is silent on the only true foundation for lasting peace and justice: the public acknowledgment of the Kingship of Our Lord Jesus Christ over all nations and individuals. Pope Pius XI, in his encyclical Quas primas (1925), established the Feast of Christ the King precisely to combat the “secularism of our times, so-called laicism, its errors and wicked endeavors.” He explicitly stated: “The hope of lasting peace will not yet shine upon nations as long as individuals and states renounce and do not wish to recognize the reign of our Savior.”
Yet Msgr. Formica, speaking at the United Nations—the very epicenter of secular global governance—makes no mention of Christ’s Kingship. He speaks of “solidarity,” “equitable approaches,” and “human needs,” but never once asserts that states have a duty to publicly honor Christ and obey His laws. This is not merely an oversight; it is a deliberate omission that reveals the theological bankruptcy of the post-conciliar Church. As Pius XI warned: “When God and Jesus Christ… were removed from laws and states and when authority was derived not from God but from men, the foundations of that authority were destroyed.” The Holy See’s participation in UN forums without this fundamental proclamation is a betrayal of Christ the King and a capitulation to the “abomination of desolation” (Matt. 24:15).
The Language of Naturalism: “People at the Centre” vs. God at the Centre
The rhetoric employed by Msgr. Formica is saturated with the language of secular humanism. Phrases like “put people at the centre of all our actions” and “uphold the inherent God-given dignity of each person” echo the spirit of the Second Vatican Council’s Dignitatis Humanae, which enshrined the erroneous concept of religious liberty—a direct contradiction of the perennial teaching of the Church. Pope Pius IX, in the Syllabus of Errors (1864), condemned the proposition that “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” (Proposition 77). Yet the entire conciliar project, including its diplomatic engagements at the UN, is built upon this very error.
Furthermore, the focus on “least developed countries, landlocked developing countries, and small island developing States” while ignoring the spiritual poverty of nations that have abandoned the Faith is a manifestation of the modernist heresy that reduces the Church’s mission to temporal assistance. The Church was not founded to close “financing gaps” or achieve “Sustainable Development Goals,” but to teach, govern, and lead souls to eternal happiness. As Pius XI declared in Quas primas: “The Church, established by Christ as a perfect society, demands for itself… full freedom and independence from secular authority.” Instead, the conciliar sect seeks partnership with secular powers, validating their frameworks and seeking relevance in their institutions.
The Moral Failure Without Supernatural Remedy
Msgr. Formica rightly identifies a “moral failure” in the disparity between aid commitments and military spending, stating: “People in the most vulnerable situations ‘continue to bear the greatest costs of crises they did not cause.'” However, his proposed remedy is purely naturalistic: more accessible debt relief, transparent spending, and private financing directed toward the “common good.” There is no call for repentance, no mention of sin as the root cause of injustice, no exhortation to return to the sacraments, and no warning of the Last Judgment.
This is the hallmark of the modernist: acknowledging temporal evils while remaining silent on their supernatural causes and remedies. St. Pius X, in Lamentabili sane exitu (1907), condemned the proposition that “the progress of sciences requires a reform of the concept of Christian doctrine concerning God, creation, Revelation, the Person of the Incarnate Word, and Redemption” (Proposition 64). Yet the conciliar Church has done precisely this, reforming its doctrine to align with the “progress” of secular humanism and international development frameworks.
The Usurper’s Words: Leo XIV’s Heretical Framework
The speech concludes with a quote from the current usurper, Leo XIV (Robert Prevost): “If we acknowledge that all human beings have the same dignity, independent of their place of birth, the immense differences existing between countries and regions must not be ignored.” This statement, while seemingly innocuous, is rooted in the conciarist theology of religious indifferentism and the denial of the Church’s exclusive claim to truth. It echoes the spirit of Nostra Aetate and subsequent interfaith dialogues that place Catholicism on equal footing with false religions.
True Catholic teaching holds that while all men possess inherent dignity as creatures of God, this dignity is ordered toward the supernatural end of knowing and serving the one true God through His one true Church. To speak of “dignity” divorced from this supernatural order, and to do so in the context of UN development goals, is to participate in the “pest of indifferentism” that Pius IX condemned. The Church does not seek to affirm the dignity of man as defined by the United Nations; she seeks to lead men to their true dignity as children of God through baptism and the profession of the Catholic faith alone.
Conclusion: A Church That Has Forgotten Its Mission
The address by Msgr. Formica at the ECOSOC Forum is a microcosm of the post-conciliar apostasy. It demonstrates a Church that has abandoned its supernatural mission to become a voice for secular humanitarianism, a Church that speaks of “human dignity” while denying the Kingship of Christ, a Church that seeks relevance in the institutions of the world while forgetting that “the friendship of the world is the enemy of God” (James 4:4).
As Pope Pius IX lamented in the Syllabus of Errors: “The Roman Pontiff can, and ought to, reconcile himself, and come to terms with progress, liberalism and modern civilization” (Proposition 80). This is precisely what the conciliar sect has done—and continues to do—at the United Nations and in every forum of the world. The faithful must reject this false “Church” and hold fast to the immutable Tradition, which teaches that “there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved” (Acts 4:12)—not the name of “human dignity,” not the name of “sustainable development,” but the Name of Jesus Christ, the King of kings and Lord of lords.
Source:
Holy See: Aid is not being met while spending on weapons is increasing (vaticannews.va)
Date: 24.04.2026