EWTN News portal reports on the upcoming visit of the usurper Leo XIV to Barcelona, focusing on statements by Bishop Xabier Gómez of Sant Feliu de Llobregat. The prelate frames the visit as a “missionary impetus” for Spain, emphasizing themes of “mercy,” “communion,” and “encounter” within a prison and at the Sagrada Família. This rhetoric, while superficially appealing, is a textbook example of the post-conciliar sect’s substitution of the supernatural mission of the Church with naturalistic humanism and false ecumenical charity, all while operating within an ecclesiastical structure that lacks legitimate authority due to the manifest heresy of its occupants.
The article presents a vision of the “Church” that is fundamentally at odds with the immutable Catholic faith. The very premise—a visit by Leo XIV, a figure whose claim to the papacy is null and void due to the manifest apostasy of his predecessors and the subsequent invalidity of their acts—is built upon a foundation of sand. As the Defense of Sedevacantism document establishes, a manifest heretic ceases to be Pope and head, losing all jurisdiction. The conciliar sect, having embraced the errors of Modernism condemned in Lamentabili sane exitu and Pascendi Dominici gregis, has severed itself from the true Church. Therefore, Leo XIV’s “apostolic visit” is not a mission of the Catholic Church but a propagandistic tour for the “abomination of desolation” (Matthew 24:15) that occupies the Vatican.
The Reduction of the Church’s Mission to Naturalistic Humanism
Bishop Gómez’s statements are a masterclass in post-conciliar double-speak, where the language of faith is used to mask a purely naturalistic agenda. His emphasis on “mercy” is particularly telling. In the true Catholic sense, mercy is a supernatural virtue, inseparable from the proclamation of the fullness of truth and the call to conversion through the sacraments. Here, however, it is reduced to a sentimental gesture. The visit to the Brians 1 prison is framed as a sign that “the Church’s path is mercy,” a phrase that, in this context, means nothing more than a vague sense of compassion devoid of the call to repentance and the offer of true spiritual liberation through Confession and the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. This is the “cult of man” that Pius XI warned against in Quas Primas, where the focus shifts from the rights of God to the perceived needs of man.
The bishop’s hope that young people will find “the experience of friendship with Jesus Christ” within the Catholic Church is another red flag. This is the language of the charismatic movement and the “new evangelization,” which prioritizes a subjective, emotional “experience” over the objective reception of grace through the sacraments and the assent of faith to revealed truths. It is a far cry from the missionary zeal of the Church’s golden age, which sought to convert souls to the one true faith and incorporate them into the Mystical Body of Christ through Baptism and catechesis.
False Ecumenism and the Fraternity of the “Kingdom of God”
Perhaps the most dangerous aspect of Gómez’s discourse is his promotion of a false ecumenical fraternity. His statement that “others are brothers, they are our brothers” and that “we pray to a Father who is the Father of all” is a direct contradiction of Catholic doctrine. While it is true that all men are created by God, the Catholic Church has always taught that she is the sole ark of salvation and that those who remain outside her, whether through invincible ignorance or culpable rejection, are in a state of grave spiritual peril. The Syllabus of Errors, in its condemnation of indifferentism, explicitly rejects the notion that all religions are equally valid paths to God.
Gómez’s vision of the “kingdom of God” as a “kingdom of fraternity, justice, and love” is a classic example of the horizontalization of the faith. It reduces the supernatural reign of Christ the King—which Pius XI declared must be recognized by states and individuals alike—to a mere social project aimed at fostering worldly harmony. This is the “religious relativism” that the False Fatima Apparitions document warns against, a relativism that serves to legitimize dialogue with schismatic and heretical groups, thereby undermining the Church’s claim to be the one true faith.
The Omission of the Supernatural: Silence as Apostasy
The most damning critique of this article is what it omits. There is no mention of the necessity of conversion to the Catholic faith for salvation. There is no call for the inmates to repent of their sins and seek absolution in the sacrament of Confession. There is no reference to the Holy Mass as the propitiatory sacrifice for sins. The entire discourse is conducted on a purely horizontal plane, focused on social issues and emotional comfort. This silence is the gravest accusation that can be leveled against it. It reveals a mentality that has effectively abandoned the supernatural mission of the Church, substituting it with a humanitarian program indistinguishable from that of any secular charity.
The focus on the Sagrada Família and the “family as a domestic Church” is similarly suspect. While the family is indeed a vital institution, the post-conciliar sect’s emphasis on it often serves to distract from the crisis of faith and the loss of doctrine. The family is presented as a self-referential unit of support, rather than a cell of the Church whose primary purpose is to nurture souls for heaven through the teaching of the faith and the reception of the sacraments.
Conclusion: A Call to Reject the Conciliar Imposture
The visit of Leo XIV to Barcelona, as described in this article, is not a moment of grace for Spain but a further step in the consolidation of the conciliar sect’s control over the minds and hearts of the faithful. It is a propaganda exercise designed to present a false image of unity and vitality, while the true Church remains in a state of exile. The “missionary impetus” spoken of by Bishop Gómez is not a call to convert the world to Christ the King, but a call to embrace the errors of Vatican II and the new religion of “human fraternity.”
Catholics who remain faithful to the integral faith must reject this entire spectacle. They must recognize that the true Church endures not in the structures of the conciliar sect, but in the faithful who profess the immutable teachings of the pre-conciliar Magisterium and are led by priests and bishops who have maintained the true sacraments and the true Mass. The path forward is not through the false mercy of Leo XIV, but through the uncompromising truth of the Gospel, the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary under her true titles, and the grace of the sacraments as administered by the true Church. As St. Pius X declared in Lamentabili sane exitu, the errors of Modernism must be condemned and rejected, for they are the “synthesis of all errors.” The article on EWTN News is but a symptom of this pervasive disease, a disease that can only be cured by a return to Tradition.
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Bishop accompanying pope in Barcelona: Leo XIV to drive missionary outreach in Spain (ewtnnews.com)
Date: 05.06.2026