EWTN News portal reports on the meeting of the usurper Leo XIV with the Catholic Charismatic Renewal (CCR) on May 30, 2026. The “pope” outlined five “key aspects” of this movement, which is a pillar of the post-conciliar revolution. The meeting is a clear demonstration of the deepening apostasy within the conciliar structures, promoting subjective experience over objective truth and ecumenism over the exclusive salvation found in the Catholic Church.
The Triumph of Subjectivism and the Denial of Objective Grace
The meeting of Leo XIV with the Charismatic Renewal is not a mere ecclesiastical event; it is a liturgical act of the religion of man. The entire address is built upon the foundation of Modernism, which, as St. Pius X taught in *Pascendi Dominici Gregis*, substitutes the subjective experience of the individual for the objective revelation of God. The “pope” does not call the faithful to the sacraments, to the state of grace, or to the immovable dogmas of the Faith. Instead, he praises “personal experience” and “inner reconciliation.”
Leo XIV declared:
“God has indeed blessed your communities with so many gifts, including spiritual vitality… The years following the Second Vatican Council were a time of great expansion and growth…”
This is a direct affirmation of the conciliar revolution. The “growth” following Vatican II was not a growth in sanctity or orthodoxy, but a growth in heresy and apostasy. By praising this era, Leo XIV aligns himself with the destroyers of the Church. The “spiritual vitality” he mentions is the vitality of the flesh, not of the spirit, for it is divorced from the traditional means of grace and the rigorous discipline of the Church.
The Heresy of “Baptism in the Spirit”
The first “key aspect” highlighted by Leo XIV is the so-called “Baptism in the Spirit.” This is a Protestant invention, a direct contradiction of Catholic teaching on the sacraments. In Catholic theology, the grace of Baptism is objective and infallibly conferred by the sacrament itself, provided the recipient places no obstacle. The idea that one must have a subsequent “personal experience” to make the grace of Baptism “effective” is a denial of the sacramental economy.
Leo XIV stated:
“The path of faith of the CCR ‘has its source in the personal experience of the Holy Spirit, which has enabled the grace of baptism to become effective within each of you… God ceased to be a mere idea and became the real and ultimate expression of fatherhood.’”
This is pure Modernism. As the *Syllabus of Errors* condemns, “Human reason, without any reference whatsoever to God, is the sole arbiter of truth and falsehood” (Proposition 3). Here, the “experience” of the individual is the judge of divine grace. The teaching that God is merely an “idea” until one has a subjective experience is a denial of the supernatural reality of the sacraments. God is not an idea; He is the Supreme Being, distinct from the universe, as Pius IX defined.
Ecumenism and the Denial of the One True Church
The fourth point, “Communion,” is perhaps the most revealing of the ecumenical apostasy. Leo XIV stated:
“The Holy Spirit is the wellspring of communion… It is the Spirit who creates harmony among the various charisms and components of the charismatic renewal, as well as with our brothers and sisters of other Christian denominations.”
This is a direct denial of the dogma *Extra Ecclesiam nulla salus* (Outside the Church there is no salvation). The Holy Spirit does not create harmony with “other Christian denominations,” which are heretical and schismatic sects. The Holy Spirit is the soul of the Catholic Church, and His work is to sanctify the faithful within Her fold. To suggest that the Spirit works equally in Protestant denominations is to deny the visible unity of the Church and to embrace the religious indifferentism condemned by Pius IX:
“Man may, in the observance of any religion whatever, find the way of eternal salvation, and arrive at eternal salvation.” (Proposition 16, *Syllabus of Errors*)
The Rejection of Hierarchical Authority
In his concluding exhortation, Leo XIV said:
“Faithfully follow the guidance of your priests and, in your communal discernment, listen to the voices of wise people, even if they do not belong to your groups.”
This is a subtle but profound attack on the hierarchical structure of the Church. The “guidance of priests” is subordinated to “communal discernment” and the “voices of wise people” outside the movement. This is the democratization of the Church, where the authority of the Magisterium is replaced by the consensus of the community. It is the spirit of Vatican II, the spirit of the world, which seeks to reduce the Church to a merely human institution.
The Charismatic Renewal as a Tool of the Revolution
The Charismatic Renewal is not a spontaneous movement of the Holy Spirit; it is a manufactured tool of the post-conciliar revolution. Its emphasis on subjective experience, its Protestant-like worship, and its ecumenical spirit make it the perfect vehicle for the destruction of Catholic identity. Leo XIV’s praise for the CCR is a confirmation that the conciar structures are fully committed to the religion of man, a religion that has no need for the unchanging truths of the Catholic Faith.
As Pius XI warned in *Quas Primas*:
“When God and Jesus Christ were removed from laws and states and when authority was derived not from God but from men, the foundations of that authority were destroyed.”
Leo XIV’s address is a perfect illustration of this principle. The authority of God is replaced by the authority of human experience, and the Church is reduced to a community of seekers rather than the pillar and foundation of truth.
Conclusion: The Abomination of Desolation
The meeting of Leo XIV with the Charismatic Renewal is a clear sign of the times. It is the abomination of desolation spoken of by Our Lord (Mt 24:15). The conciar sect continues its march toward the complete apostasy, embracing all the errors of Modernism and rejecting the immutable truths of the Catholic Faith. The faithful must reject this false spirituality and cling to the traditional sacraments, the traditional Mass, and the traditional doctrine of the Church. There is no salvation in the Charismatic Renewal, no matter how much Leo XIV praises it. Salvation is found only in the Catholic Church, outside of which there is no peace, no communion, and no true love of God.
Source:
Pope Leo XIV highlights ‘key aspects’ of Catholic Charismatic Renewal (ewtnnews.com)
Date: 01.06.2026