VaticanNews portal reports on May 31, 2026, that the antipope Leo XIV, during the Sunday Angelus in St. Peter’s Square, renewed his appeal for “a just and lasting peace,” praying that “divine Wisdom enlighten the consciences of those who hold authority.” He also led a Rosary at the Lourdes Grotto with thousands participating remotely from 200 Marian shrines worldwide, and greeted pilgrims from the Polish shrine of Piekary, dedicated to Mary as “Mother of Social Justice.” Furthermore, he promoted the Italian “Day of Relief,” encouraging a “culture of care” for the ill, focusing on palliative care and the “humanisation of healthcare.” This entire spectacle, stripped of any mention of the true source of peace—the Social Kingship of Christ—and saturated with naturalistic humanitarianism, is a textbook example of the conciliar sect’s systematic apostasy, reducing the Church’s divine mission to mere secular philanthropy and interfaith syncretism.
The Absence of Christ the King: A Peace Without the Prince of Peace
The most glaring and damning omission in the antipope Leo XIV’s discourse is the complete absence of any reference to Our Lord Jesus Christ as the King of Peace, the only true source of justice and order in human society. Pius XI, in his encyclical Quas Primas (1925), unequivocally declared: “His reign, namely, extends not only to Catholic nations or to those who, by receiving baptism according to law, belong to the Church, even though their erroneous opinions have led them astray or discord has separated them from love, but His reign encompasses also all non-Christians, so that most truly the entire human race is subject to the authority of Jesus Christ.” He further stated, “The state is happy not by one means, and man by another; for the state is nothing else than a harmonious association of men,” and that “rulers of states therefore [must] not refuse public veneration and obedience to the reigning Christ.”
Instead, the usurper Leo XIV offers a vague, naturalistic appeal to “divine Wisdom” to “enlighten the consciences of those who hold authority.” This is not the language of the Catholic Church, which demands the explicit recognition of Christ’s social kingship and the submission of all nations to His law. This is the language of naturalism, condemned by Pius IX in the Syllabus of Errors (1864), which rejects the idea that “human reason, without any reference whatsoever to God, is the sole arbiter of truth and falsehood” (Proposition 3) and that “the civil government… has a right to an indirect negative power over religious affairs” (Proposition 41). The conciliar sect’s “peace” is a peace divorced from the supernatural order, a peace that ignores the fundamental truth that “there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved” (Acts 4:12). It is a peace built on the shifting sands of human sentiment, not on the rock of divine revelation.
The Rosary as Interfaith Incantation: A Tool for Syncretism
The report states that Leo XIV led a Rosary at the Lourdes Grotto, with “around 2,000 people in the Vatican, while a further 100,000 faithful took part remotely from 200 Marian shrines around the world.” While the Rosary is a powerful Catholic devotion, its use in this context, particularly with the emphasis on remote participation from numerous shrines, often serves as a vehicle for the conciliar sect’s ecumenical and interfaith agenda. The focus shifts from the conversion of souls and the triumph of Mary’s Immaculate Heart to a generalized, sentimental invocation for “peace” that can be embraced by any religion or even no religion at all.
This approach aligns with the modernist error condemned by St. Pius X in Pascendi Dominici Gregis (1907), which describes how “the sacraments merely serve to remind man of the presence of the ever-benevolent Creator” (Proposition 41), stripping them of their supernatural efficacy and reducing them to mere symbols. Similarly, the Rosary, when divorced from its true Catholic context of reparation, penance, and the explicit call for the conversion of sinners and Russia, becomes a hollow ritual, a “prayer for peace” that offends no one and demands nothing. The very mention of Lourdes, another approved apparition whose message has been systematically diluted and reinterpreted by the conciliar authorities to fit their narrative of universal brotherhood, further underscores this point. The true purpose of Marian devotion is to lead souls to her Divine Son and to implore His justice, not to foster a vague, globalized sentimentality.
“Mother of Social Justice”: Marian Devotion Subverted by Modernist Ideology
The greeting to pilgrims from the Polish shrine of Piekary, where Mary is honored as the “Mother of Social Justice,” is a profound distortion of true Marian devotion. While the Catholic Church has always upheld the principles of social justice rooted in the Gospel and the teachings of the Magisterium, the modernist concept of “social justice” is often a Trojan horse for secular ideologies, including socialism and communism, which the Church has repeatedly condemned.
Pius XI, in Quas Primas, explicitly links Christ’s kingship to the well-being of society, stating that “the state is happy not by one means, and man by another; for the state is nothing else than a harmonious association of men.” He also warned against the “secularism of our times, so-called laicism, its errors and wicked endeavors,” which “began with the denial of Christ the Lord’s reign over all nations.” The conciliar sect’s embrace of “social justice” often means aligning with worldly agendas that prioritize temporal welfare over eternal salvation, and that seek to establish a “heaven on earth” without God. This is a direct contradiction of the Church’s mission, which is to lead souls to eternal happiness, not merely to improve their earthly conditions. The title “Mother of Social Justice,” when used in this context, risks reducing the Blessed Virgin Mary to a patroness of secular political movements, rather than the Mother of God and the Mediatrix of all graces.
“Culture of Care”: Naturalistic Humanism Replacing Supernatural Charity
The antipope’s promotion of the Italian “Day of Relief” and a “culture of care” for the ill, focusing on “palliative care, pain management, the humanisation of healthcare, and the training of volunteers,” is a clear manifestation of the naturalistic humanism that pervades the conciliar sect. While caring for the sick is a corporal work of mercy, the modernist approach consistently strips this duty of its supernatural dimension.
The Catholic Church has always taught that true charity is rooted in divine love and aims at the salvation of souls. The Catechism of the Council of Trent emphasizes that the sacraments, particularly the Anointing of the Sick, are essential for the spiritual healing and salvation of the dying. The conciliar sect’s focus on “palliative care” and “humanisation of healthcare” often means a purely materialistic approach to suffering, one that seeks to alleviate physical pain while ignoring the spiritual needs of the patient, the reality of sin, and the necessity of final repentance. This is a direct consequence of the modernist error that “no other forces are to be recognized except those which reside in matter” (Proposition 58, Syllabus of Errors). The “culture of care” promoted by Leo XIV is a culture that, by its silence on the supernatural, implicitly denies the existence of the soul, the reality of hell, and the necessity of redemption through Christ. It is a charity that stops at the body, leaving the soul to perish.
The Usurper’s Authority: A Void in the Chair of Peter
It is imperative to remember that the individual addressing the crowds in St. Peter’s Square is not the Pope, but an antipope, a usurper occupying the Chair of Peter. As the Defense of Sedevacantism document articulates, “a Pope who is a manifest heretic, by that very fact ceases to be Pope and head, just as he ceases to be a Christian and member of the body of the Church” (St. Robert Bellarmine). The entire line of usurpers beginning with John XXIII has been guilty of promoting modernist heresies, as evidenced by the documents of Vatican II and their subsequent implementation.
Leo XIV’s pronouncements, therefore, carry no more authority than those of any other manifest heretic. His appeals for “peace” and “care” are the words of a man who has rejected the fullness of Catholic truth and embraced a naturalistic, humanistic substitute. His actions, such as leading Rosaries and greeting pilgrims, are mere simulations of Catholic piety, designed to maintain the illusion of continuity while the substance of the faith is systematically dismantled. The faithful are not only not bound to obey him, but are duty-bound to reject his authority and his modernist innovations, clinging instead to the immutable Tradition of the true Church.
Conclusion: The Bankruptcy of Conciliar “Peace” and “Care”
The article from VaticanNews lays bare the spiritual bankruptcy of the conciliar sect. Its “peace” is a peace without Christ the King, a peace that ignores the divine constitution of society and the necessity of submitting to God’s law. Its “care” is a care without supernatural charity, a care that focuses solely on the body while neglecting the soul’s eternal destiny. Its Marian devotion is a devotion stripped of its true purpose, often subverted to serve secular agendas of “social justice” and interfaith syncretism.
This is the inevitable fruit of the modernist revolution that has consumed the structures occupying the Vatican. As St. Pius X warned in Lamentabili Sane Exitu (1907), the modernists “aim at such a development of dogmas as appears to be their corruption” (Introduction), and “truth changes with man, because it develops with him, in him, and through him” (Proposition 58). The conciliar sect has abandoned the unchanging truth of Christ for the shifting sands of human opinion, and its “peace” and “care” are but hollow echoes of the true peace and charity found only in the integral Catholic faith. The faithful must reject these modernist substitutes and return to the fullness of Tradition, where Christ truly reigns as King, and His Church offers the only path to eternal salvation.
Source:
Pope: May God guide world leaders towards a just and lasting peace (vaticannews.va)
Date: 31.05.2026