Vatican News portal reports that on May 2, 2026, the usurper Robert Prevost, known as “Pope Leo XIV,” received a delegation from The Papal Foundation in audience. The article presents his praise for the charitable activities of this US-based organization, recalling his personal ties to it through his former diocese in Chiclayo, Peru, and his secretary, Monsignor Edgard Iván Rimaycuna Inga, who allegedly received a scholarship from the foundation. “Leo XIV” emphasized the importance of “charitable deeds” alongside faith, quoting St. James, and spoke of “peace,” “integral human development,” and “concord among communities.” The entire discourse is a textbook example of the conciliar substitution of supernatural charity with naturalistic humanitarianism, reducing the Church’s mission to social work while remaining silent on the eternal salvation of souls.
The Replacement of Supernatural Charity with Naturalistic Humanitarianism
The central thrust of the usurper’s address to The Papal Foundation is a relentless focus on temporal, material aid, stripped of any supernatural context. He states: “Your generosity has allowed countless people to experience in a concrete fashion the goodness and kindness of God in their own communities.” This statement, while seemingly innocuous, reveals a profound theological impoverishment. The “goodness and kindness of God” is reduced to material benefits experienced “in their own communities,” a purely horizontal and worldly understanding. True charity, as taught by the Church before the conciliar revolution, is first and foremost caritas, the supernatural virtue by which we love God above all things and our neighbor for God’s sake, ordering all things to our eternal salvation. Pope Leo XIII, in his encyclical Tametsi Futura Prospicientibus (1900), unequivocally stated: “The charity which seeks only the things of Christ, and not its own, is the true charity of Christ.” The “charity” praised by “Leo XIV” is a naturalistic philanthropy, indistinguishable from secular humanitarianism, which, while perhaps alleviating temporal suffering, does nothing to address the far greater spiritual poverty of souls deprived of true faith and sacraments.
Furthermore, the usurper’s emphasis on “humanitarian aid and scholarships” as participating in the “Church’s evangelical mission” is a gross distortion. The primary evangelical mission of the Church is the proclamation of the Gospel, the administration of the sacraments, and the salvation of souls. While material aid can be a consequence of charity, it is never its primary end, nor can it substitute for the spiritual works of mercy. The article notes that these scholarships allow priests and consecrated religious to receive “advanced education so that they may become future leaders in the Church.” This is particularly alarming given the context of the conciliar sect, where “advanced education” invariably means immersion in modernist theology, ecumenism, and the very errors that have led to the current apostasy. Such “leaders” are formed to perpetuate the conciliar revolution, not to defend the integral Catholic faith.
The Heresy of “Integral Human Development” as “Peace”
The most doctrinally dangerous statement in the usurper’s address is his invocation of “Pope” Paul VI’s phrase: “Pope St. Paul VI, he noted, called development ‘the new name of peace,’ adding that his predecessor meant that ‘true harmony is not simply the absence of conflict, but comes from actively promoting an authentic integral human development.'”i> This is a direct echo of Paul VI’s Populorum Progressio (1967), a document deeply imbued with modernist and humanitarian principles, which redefines peace not as the tranquillitas ordinis (the tranquility of order) – the absence of disturbance in a just society ordered to God – but as a state achieved through economic and social development. This is a fundamental perversion of the Catholic understanding of peace.
St. Augustine, in De Civitate Dei (XIX, 13), defines peace as “the tranquility of order,” and order is the disposition of things according to their proper ends, ultimately ordered to God. Pius XI, in his encyclical Quas Primas (1925), explicitly states: “The peace of Christ is only possible in the Kingdom of Christ.” He further elaborates: “If men were ever to recognize Christ’s royal authority over themselves, both privately and publicly, then unheard-of blessings would flow upon the whole society, such as due freedom, order, and tranquility, and concord and peace.” True peace, therefore, is a consequence of the recognition of Christ’s Kingship and the ordering of society according to His laws, not merely the result of economic progress or social programs. By substituting “integral human development” for the Kingship of Christ as the source of peace, “Leo XIV” implicitly denies the necessity of the social reign of Christ and promotes a purely naturalistic, and ultimately secular, vision of human flourishing. This is a direct contradiction of the perennial teaching of the Church and a clear manifestation of the modernist spirit.
The Omission of the Supernatural: A Grave Accusation
The entire address is characterized by a profound silence on the most critical aspects of the Church’s mission: the salvation of souls, the state of grace, the necessity of true faith and sacraments, the reality of sin and hell, and the urgency of conversion. There is no mention of the Most Holy Sacrifice of the Mass as the central act of worship and propitiation for sins, no call to repentance, no warning against the snares of the world, the flesh, and the devil. The “needs of the Church” for which “Leo XIV” asks prayers are left entirely vague, presumably referring to the smooth functioning of the conciliar structures rather than the restoration of the true Faith.
This silence is not accidental; it is symptomatic of the conciliar sect’s fundamental shift from a supernatural to a naturalistic anthropology. The “Church” as envisioned by “Leo XIV” is a humanitarian organization, a global NGO focused on social justice and material well-being, rather than the Mystical Body of Christ, the Ark of Salvation, whose primary purpose is to lead souls to eternal life. The “faith without works is dead” quote from St. James is ripped from its supernatural context and used to justify a purely temporal understanding of charity, ignoring that the “works” themselves must be animated by supernatural faith and charity to be meritorious for eternal life. Without this supernatural dimension, even the most generous acts are spiritually barren and cannot lead to salvation.
The Usurper and His “Ministry”: A Charade of Authority
The article repeatedly refers to “Pope Leo XIV” and his “ministry as the Successor of Saint Peter.” This is a blatant falsehood. Robert Prevost is a usurper, an antipope occupying the See of Peter illegitimately since the death of the last true Pope. His “ministry” is not that of the Vicar of Christ but of the head of a counterfeit church, a “paramasonic structure” that has systematically dismantled the Catholic Faith and replaced it with a humanist, ecumenical, and modernist substitute. His “support for charitable activities” is merely the continuation of the conciar sect’s strategy of presenting a benevolent, socially concerned facade to the world, thereby masking its spiritual bankruptcy and its role in the destruction of the true Church.
The fact that his personal secretary, Monsignor Edgard Iván Rimaycuna Inga, received a scholarship from The Papal Foundation and is presented as a beneficiary of their “generosity” only underscores the interconnectedness of the conciliar elite and their shared commitment to the modernist agenda. This individual, formed within the very system that has produced the current apostasy, is held up as a success story, a “future leader” in the “Church” – a “Church” that is, in reality, the abomination of desolation foretold by Our Lord (Mt 24:15). The gratitude expressed by “Leo XIV” is not that of a true shepherd concerned for his flock, but of a manager acknowledging the efficient operation of a human institution.
Conclusion: The Sweet Yoke of Christ vs. The Burden of Modernism
The address of “Pope Leo XIV” to The Papal Foundation is a concise summary of the conciar apostasy: the reduction of the Faith to social action, the substitution of supernatural charity with naturalistic humanitarianism, the redefinition of peace as mere temporal development, and the complete silence on the eternal destiny of souls. It is a discourse devoid of the Gospel’s saving power, offering instead the empty promises of a worldly “progress” that leads only to spiritual ruin. The true Church, enduring in the faithful who profess the integral Catholic faith and are led by bishops with valid sacraments, must reject this modernist charade and cling to the immutable teaching of Christ and His true Vicars. As Our Lord Himself said: “My yoke is easy, and my burden is light” (Mt 11:30). The “yoke” offered by “Leo XIV” and his ilk is the heavy burden of a worldly, apostate system that offers no true peace, no true charity, and no true hope for eternity.
Source:
Pope Leo: The Papal Foundation’s generosity shows goodness of God (vaticannews.va)
Date: 02.05.2026