VaticanNews portal reports on the first anniversary of the pontificate of the usurper Robert Prevost, who occupies the Vatican under the name “Pope” Leo XIV. The article celebrates his “over 400 appeals for peace,” portraying him as a tireless advocate for reconciliation, disarmament, and harmony. It quotes his poetic language about “unarmed and disarming” peace, “wild peace” growing through cracks in concrete, and the need to listen to “a melody greater than ourselves.” The piece presents this relentless focus on peace as the defining characteristic of his first year, touching on wars, hunger, the arms race, and the role of media, sport, and culture in fostering communion. This article is a textbook example of the conciliar sect’s systematic replacement of the supernatural mission of the Church with naturalistic humanism, reducing the Gospel to a program of social activism and emotional sentimentality, while completely ignoring the true source of peace: the Social Kingship of Our Lord Jesus Christ and the salvation of souls.
The Absence of Christ the King: The Fundamental Apostasy
The most glaring and damning omission in this entire article, purportedly summarizing a year of papal teaching, is the complete absence of the doctrine of the Social Kingship of Christ. Not once does the usurper Prevost mention that peace is only possible in the Kingdom of Christ. Not once does he remind rulers and nations of their duty to publicly recognize and obey Our Lord Jesus Christ. This is not a minor oversight; it is the very essence of the modernist revolution that has gutted the Catholic Church from within.
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 taught with unflinching clarity: “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.” This is not a pious wish; it is a theological and philosophical truth. Peace is a tranquillity of order (tranquillitas ordinis), and order requires the submission of all things to God. When God is removed from laws and states, “the foundations of that authority were destroyed, because the main reason why some have the right to command and others have the duty to obey was removed.”
The usurper’s 400 appeals for peace are, therefore, built on sand. They address symptoms—war, hunger, the arms race—while ignoring the root cause: the rejection of Christ the King by individuals, families, and nations. His call for “unarmed and disarming” peace, stripped of the context of divine law and the supernatural order, becomes exactly what Pius XI warned against: a “disarming” in the negative sense, stripping people of the will to resist evil and defend the truth. It is a peace that is not the “peace of Christ” but the “peace of the world” (John 14:27), which is no peace at all but a prelude to further chaos and the triumph of evil.
The Reduction of the Church’s Mission to Naturalistic Humanism
The article reveals the complete capitulation of the conciliar sect to the spirit of the age. The mission of the Church, as defined by Our Lord Himself, is to “teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit” (Matt. 28:19). It is a supernatural mission, ordered toward the salvation of souls and their eternal happiness. The usurper’s message, as presented here, has been entirely reduced to a naturalistic program of social betterment.
His focus is on “reconciliation,” “communion,” “hunger,” “the arms race,” and “education in nonviolence.” These are, in themselves, not evil, but when they become the primary and almost exclusive focus of the “Vicar of Christ,” they constitute a grave betrayal. The Church is not a humanitarian NGO. She is the Ark of Salvation. Her primary concern is not the bodies of men but their souls. Pope Leo XIII, in his encyclical Immortale Dei, taught that the Church’s authority extends to “all things that pertain to the salvation of souls,” and that she has the right to “pass judgment on the things that concern the moral law.”
By focusing almost entirely on temporal and material concerns, the usurper implicitly denies the supernatural mission of the Church. He treats the faithful as citizens of this world rather than pilgrims journeying toward eternity. This is the very essence of the “cult of man” condemned by the pre-conciliar Magisterium. It is a religion of humanity, not a religion of God. The “melody greater than ourselves” he speaks of is not identified as the melody of divine revelation, the teaching of Christ and His Church, but is left vague and subjective, a feeling rather than a truth.
The Language of Sentimentality and Weakness
The language used by the usurper and reported in this article is a symptom of the theological decay of the conciliar sect. Words like “unarmed and disarming,” “wild peace,” “flowers growing through cracks in concrete,” “lightness,” and “dance” are not the language of the prophets or the apostles. They are the language of sentimental poetry and political correctness. They lack the force, clarity, and authority of the true Magisterium.
Compare this to the language of Pope St. Pius X, who in his encyclical Lamentabili Sane Exitu condemned the modernists for their “false striving for novelty” and their corruption of doctrine. Or consider the language of Pope Pius IX, who in the Syllabus of Errors condemned the proposition that “The Roman Pontiff can, and ought to, reconcile himself, and come to terms with progress, liberalism and modern civilization” (Proposition 80). The usurper’s language is precisely this reconciliation with modernity, this coming to terms with the world. It is a language that seeks to please, not to teach; to comfort, not to convert.
His call for “the audacity of disarmament” is particularly revealing. It is a call for unilateral spiritual and moral disarmament in the face of evil. It ignores the reality of sin, the existence of the devil, and the need for spiritual combat. The Church has always taught that there are times when it is lawful and even necessary to defend the innocent and uphold justice, even by force if necessary (the just war doctrine). The usurper’s pacifism is not Christian charity; it is a cowardly surrender to the forces of evil, a refusal to fight the good fight of faith (1 Tim. 6:12).
The Omission of Sin, Judgment, and the Supernatural
Perhaps the most spiritually dangerous aspect of this article is what it does not say. There is no mention of sin as the true cause of war and conflict. There is no mention of the need for repentance and conversion. There is no mention of the Last Judgment, where Christ will come to judge the living and the dead. There is no mention of the sacraments as the true means of grace and reconciliation with God. There is no mention of the reality of hell or the danger of eternal damnation.
This silence is deafening and damning. It reveals a theology that is purely horizontal, concerned only with this world and this life. It is a theology that has abandoned the supernatural. It is, in the words of Pope St. Pius X, the “synthesis of all heresies” – Modernism. The modernist, according to Pascendi Dominici Gregis, is one who “puts the foundation of religious philosophy in that false doctrine of experience” and who “denies the value of the arguments of credibility” and “rejects all miracles.”
The usurper’s appeals for peace are not calls to return to God and His law. They are calls for a purely human reconciliation, a social contract based on sentiment and goodwill. This is not the Gospel of Jesus Christ. It is the gospel of humanism, a gospel that cannot save.
The Exploitation of Humanitarian Crises for Propaganda
The article mentions the usurper’s appeals at the FAO and his words about hunger and the arms race. While these are real and serious issues, the way they are presented reveals the propaganda nature of the conciliar sect. The usurper positions himself as a global moral leader, a voice of conscience for the world. This is a far cry from the true role of the Pope, which is to be the guardian of the deposit of faith and the teacher of truth.
By focusing on these temporal issues, the usurper seeks to make the Church relevant to the world on the world’s terms. He is not calling the world to conversion; he is calling it to a higher level of humanistic concern. This is the “opening to the world” that was the hallmark of the Vatican II revolution. It is an opening that has led to the Church being absorbed by the world, rather than the world being transformed by the Church.
The mention of “merchants of death” and the arms trade, while true, is used not as a call to repentance but as a political talking point. It is a way of appearing prophetic and courageous without actually challenging the structures of sin that underlie the modern world. It is a safe, acceptable form of “prophecy” that offends no one in power and changes nothing.
Conclusion: A False Peace for a False Church
The first anniversary of the pontificate of the usurper Robert Prevost, as celebrated in this article, is a monument to the apostasy of the conciliar sect. His 400 appeals for peace are 400 missed opportunities to preach the true peace that comes only from submission to Christ the King. His sentimental language and naturalistic focus reveal a church that has lost its supernatural identity and become a mere echo of the world’s concerns.
This is not the Church of Jesus Christ. It is the “abomination of desolation standing in the holy place” (Matt. 24:15). It is a counterfeit church for a counterfeit peace. The true peace of Christ, the peace that surpasses all understanding (Phil. 4:7), is not found in the vague sentiments of a usurper, but in the immutable truth of the Catholic faith, in the sacraments of the true Church, and in the Social Kingship of Our Lord Jesus Christ over all nations and all peoples. Until that kingship is recognized and submitted to, there will be no peace, only the fragile and false “peace” of the Antichrist.
Source:
Pope Leo’s over 400 appeals for peace during first year of pontificate (vaticannews.va)
Date: 07.05.2026