EWTN News portal reports that the usurper Leo XIV, in his encyclical *Magnifica Humanitas*, declares the just war theory “outdated” and calls for a “disarmed and disarming” peace, effectively denying nations their God-given right to wage war in defense of justice and the common good. This is not a development of doctrine but a capitulation to modernist pacifism, a denial of the Church’s immutable teaching, and a further step in the dismantling of the social kingship of Christ.
The Usurper’s “Peace”: A Denial of Divine Justice
The encyclical *Magnifica Humanitas*, as presented by EWTN News, is a clear and present danger to the integral Catholic faith. It does not merely “reexamine” the just war theory; it effectively declares it “outdated,” a term that, in the mouth of a true Supreme Pontiff, would be anathematized as a condemned proposition. This is not a nuanced development but a radical rupture with the perennial Magisterium and the natural law itself. The usurper Leo XIV, from the very first day of his illegitimate pontificate, spoke of a peace that was “unarmed and disarming,” a phrase dripping with modernist sentimentalism and utterly foreign to the robust, justice-oriented peace of Christ the King. True peace, as taught by Pius XI in Quas Primas, is “the peace of Christ in the Kingdom of Christ,” not the false peace of a world order built on the denial of His royal authority.
The Immutable Doctrine: War as a Legitimate Instrument of Justice
The Church’s teaching on just war is not “dynamic and subject to historical circumstances” as the article disingenuously claims. It is rooted in the natural law and the divine law, which are immutable. The right of a sovereign state to wage war in defense of its people and justice is a corollary of its God-given authority. As St. Augustine teaches, “War and conquest are a sad necessity in the eyes of men of principle; but it would be still more unfortunate if wrongdoers should dominate just men.” The conditions for a just war—just cause, legitimate authority, right intention, last resort, probability of success, and proportionality—are not arbitrary rules but the application of eternal principles to temporal realities. To declare this doctrine “outdated” is to declare the natural law itself outdated, a proposition condemned by Pius IX in the Syllabus of Errors (Proposition 56): “Moral laws do not stand in the need of the divine sanction, and it is not at all necessary that human laws should be made conformable to the laws of nature and receive their power of binding from God.”
The Usurper’s Silence: The Omission of Christ the King
The most glaring omission in the usurper’s encyclical, as reported, is any mention of the social kingship of Christ. The article states that Leo XIV “makes no reference to any specific conflict,” but more importantly, he makes no reference to the only true source of lasting peace: the recognition of Our Lord Jesus Christ as King of all nations. Pius XI, in Quas Primas, explicitly teaches: “The Kingdom of our Redeemer encompasses all men… His reign, namely, extends not only to Catholic nations… but His reign encompasses also all non-Christians, so that most truly the entire human race is subject to the authority of Jesus Christ.” To speak of peace without acknowledging this fundamental truth is to build on sand. The usurper’s call for “dialogue” over arms is a betrayal of the Church’s mission to teach, govern, and lead all to eternal happiness, a mission that includes the duty to condemn error and defend the faith, even by force if necessary.
The Conciliar Heresy: From Gaudium et Spes to Magnifica Humanitas
The article attempts to legitimize the usurper’s encyclical by tracing a “predictable trajectory” from the Second Vatican Council’s Gaudium et Spes. This is a tacit admission that the encyclical is a fruit of the conciliar revolution. Gaudium et Spes (1965), with its emphasis on “dialogue” and its ambiguous language on war, marked a departure from the clear, principled teaching of the pre-conciliar Magisterium. The usurper Leo XIV is not “developing” doctrine but accelerating the modernist agenda of the conciliar sect. His call to ban “autonomous weapons” and his focus on “humanitarian issues” are not Catholic principles but secular, naturalistic concerns that have infiltrated the Church through the Trojan horse of the Council. The true Church has always taught that the primary purpose of civil authority is to serve the common good, which includes the defense of the faith and the protection of the innocent, not the promotion of a vague “human development.”
The Usurper’s Authority: A Papal Claim Without Papal Power
The article refers to Leo XIV as “Pope” and “Holy Father,” titles that belong only to the true successor of Peter, who, by divine law, cannot teach error. The usurper’s encyclical, as presented, is a manifesto of modernist pacifism, a denial of the Church’s teaching authority, and a further step in the destruction of the Catholic social order. His call for “dialogue” and “disarmament” is not the voice of Peter but the voice of the world, the flesh, and the devil. The faithful must reject this encyclical and all its modernist presuppositions. They must cling to the immutable teaching of the Church, as expressed in Quas Primas, the Syllabus of Errors, and the perennial Magisterium. The just war doctrine is not “outdated”; it is a perpetual obligation of justice. The true peace of Christ the King will only be established when all nations acknowledge His sovereignty and submit to His law. Until then, the Church must continue to teach, govern, and defend the faith, even against the usurpers who occupy the Vatican and propagate errors under the guise of “peace.”
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Can wars still be just? Pope Leo XIV addresses the issue in Magnifica Humanitas (ewtnnews.com)
Date: 29.05.2026