VaticanNews portal reports that Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Secretary of State of the conciliar sect, responded to journalists at the Augustinianum in Rome regarding U.S. President Donald Trump’s attacks on the antipope Leo XIV, the upcoming meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and the crisis with the German “bishops” over blessings for same-sex couples. Parolin defended the antipope, reiterated the Holy See’s commitment to nuclear disarmament, affirmed the United States as a necessary “interlocutor,” and expressed hope for “dialogue” and “composition” with the German “bishops” regarding their heretical practices. This article exposes the complete theological and spiritual bankruptcy of the post-conciliar apparatus, which has reduced the Church of Christ to a supranational diplomatic entity serving the interests of worldly powers while remaining silent on the eternal truths of the Faith.
The “Pope is the Pope”: A Vacuous Statement of Apostasy
When questioned about President Trump’s attacks on Leo XIV, Cardinal Parolin responded with a smile: “The Pope is the Pope.” This phrase, devoid of any theological content, reveals the conciarist mindset that has consumed the Vatican. For the Secretary of State of the post-conciliar structure, the identity of the “pope” is reduced to a mere juridical or institutional fact, stripped of all supernatural reality. He does not affirm that the true Pope is the Vicar of Christ, the successor of St. Peter, the custodian of depositum fidei, and the supreme judge in matters of faith and morals. Instead, he offers a tautology that could apply to any occupant of the Apostolic See, regardless of their orthodoxy or lack thereof.
This is the language of the abomination of desolation. The true Church has always taught that the Pope is the Pope because he holds the office instituted by Christ, and that office demands the guardianship and proclamation of immutable truth. As St. Robert Bellarmine taught, a manifest heretic ceases to be Pope and head, just as he ceases to be a Christian and member of the body of the Church (De Romano Pontifice). Parolin’s silence on this point is not neutrality; it is complicity in the ongoing apostasy. His “smile” while uttering this vacuous phrase is the smile of a diplomat who has long ceased to believe in the supernatural mission of the Church.
“One Must Speak in Truth”: The Truth They Never Speak
Parolin claims that Leo XIV responded to Trump by saying “one must speak in truth.” But what truth? The truth of the Catholic Faith? The truth about the Kingship of Christ over all nations, including the United States and Iran? The truth about the necessity of the Social Reign of Our Lord Jesus Christ, as proclaimed by Pius XI in Quas Primas? The truth about the obligation of all states to publicly recognize the authority of Christ and His Church?
No. The “truth” Parolin refers to is the truth of diplomatic engagement, the truth of nuclear disarmament agreements, the truth of negotiation and dialogue. This is the truth of the world, the truth of the flesh, the truth of the devil. The post-conciliar structure has abandoned the proclamation of the Gospel in favor of the promotion of a naturalistic humanism that is indistinguishable from the agendas of secular powers. As Pius IX condemned in the Syllabus of Errors (1864), the Church has no business reconciling herself with “progress, liberalism and modern civilization” (Proposition 80). Yet this is precisely what the conciliar sect has done, and what Parolin continues to do.
The United States as “Interlocutor”: The Church Serves the World
Parolin’s statement that “one cannot do without the United States” and that the U.S. “certainly remain an interlocutor for the Holy See” is a damning admission of the subservience of the post-conciliar structure to worldly powers. The Church does not need “interlocutors” among the nations; she has a Master, and that Master is Christ the King. The duty of the Church is not to negotiate with the powers of this world, but to teach, govern, and sanctify all nations, leading them to eternal salvation.
The true Church has always maintained her independence from secular authority, as Pius XI affirmed: “The Church, established by Christ as a perfect society, demands for itself by a right belonging to it, which it cannot renounce, full freedom and independence from secular authority” (Quas Primas). Parolin’s language reveals a Church that has surrendered this freedom and become dependent on the goodwill of the United States, a nation founded on the Masonic principles of religious indifferentism and the separation of Church and State, both of which have been condemned by the Magisterium.
“Dialogue” and “Composition”: The Heresy of Synodality
Perhaps the most revealing statement by Parolin concerns the crisis with the German “bishops” over blessings for same-sex couples. He stated that there is “dialogue” and that it may be possible “to find a composition” that gathers different opinions on the theme of synodality, “that any decision must be in agreement with Canon Law, with the Second Vatican Council, with the tradition of the Church.”
This is the language of the neo-church, the language of apostasy. The suggestion that there can be a “composition” on matters of faith and morals, that the “tradition of the Church” can be balanced against the “Second Vatican Council,” is a direct contradiction of the teaching of the true Church. The Council of Vatican II was not a continuation of the tradition of the Church; it was a rupture, a revolution, a betrayal of two thousand years of unchanging doctrine. As St. Pius X warned in Pascendi Dominici Gregis (1907), the Modernists seek to reconcile the Catholic faith with the progress of human reason, but this reconciliation is impossible, for the faith is not subject to the evolution of human thought.
The German “bishops” are heretics. They are promoting the blessing of sodomy, which is a mortal sin and an abomination in the sight of God. There can be no “dialogue” with heresy, no “composition” with apostasy. The duty of the true Church is to condemn error, not to negotiate with it. As the Apostle St. Paul commanded: “A man that is a heretic, after the first and second admonition, avoid” (Titus 3:10). Parolin’s willingness to engage in “dialogue” with the German heretics is a betrayal of this command and a manifestation of the modernist spirit that has consumed the conciliar sect.
The Silence on Supernatural Realities: The Gravest Accusation
Throughout the entire article, there is not a single mention of the supernatural mission of the Church. There is no mention of the salvation of souls, the state of grace, the necessity of the sacraments, the reality of sin, the threat of eternal damnation, or the final judgment. The language is entirely naturalistic, diplomatic, and political. The Church is reduced to an international organization concerned with nuclear disarmament, diplomatic relations, and institutional “dialogue.”
This silence is the gravest accusation against the post-conciliar structure. The Church of Christ was founded for one purpose: the salvation of souls through the preaching of the Gospel, the administration of the sacraments, and the guidance of the faithful to eternal life. When the Church ceases to proclaim these truths, she ceases to be the Church. She becomes, as Pius IX described it, a “synagogue of Satan” that gathers its troops against the Church of Christ (Syllabus of Errors, Allocution Quibus quantisque).
The Nuclear Disarmament Charade: A False Peace
Parolin reiterates the Holy See’s commitment to nuclear disarmament, stating that the Holy See “has always worked, continues to work precisely on nuclear disarmament.” This is the false peace of the world, the peace that Christ did not come to bring: “Do not think that I came to send peace upon earth: I came not to send peace, but the sword” (Matthew 10:34). The true peace is the peace of Christ, which can only be found in His Kingdom, under His reign, according to His laws.
The promotion of nuclear disarmament by the post-conciliar structure is not a Catholic position; it is a Masonic and secularist position that serves the interests of the globalist agenda. The true Church has always taught that peace is a tranquillity of order, and that order requires the recognition of God’s sovereignty over all nations. As Pius XI declared: “The peace of Christ in the Kingdom of Christ” (Quas Primas). Without the Social Reign of Christ the King, there can be no true peace, only the temporary and unstable truces of worldly diplomacy.
Conclusion: The Abomination of Desolation Stands in the Holy Place
The statements of Cardinal Parolin reveal the complete theological and spiritual bankruptcy of the post-conciliar structure. The Church of Christ has been replaced by a diplomatic entity that serves the interests of worldly powers, negotiates with heretics, and remains silent on the eternal truths of the Faith. The “Pope is the Pope” is not a statement of faith but a statement of institutional loyalty to an apostate system. The “dialogue” with the German “bishops” is not a search for truth but a capitulation to error. The “interlocutor” status of the United States is not a recognition of the Church’s mission but a betrayal of her independence.
The faithful must reject this abomination and return to the unchanging Tradition of the Catholic Faith. The true Church endures in the faithful who profess the integral Catholic faith and are led by bishops with valid sacraments and validly ordained priests. The conciliar sect is not the Church; it is the abomination of desolation standing in the holy place (Matthew 24:15). Let us pray for the restoration of the true Church and the reign of Christ the King over all nations.
Source:
Cardinal Parolin: Holy See’s position on peace and disarmament is firm (vaticannews.va)
Date: 06.05.2026